Member of Parliament (MP) for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu, has asserted that National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs are uneasy about the activities of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, prompting deliberate moves to force parliamentary adjournments due to insufficient quorum.

Speaking on GHOne TV's State of Affairs with Lantam Papanko, the lawmaker revealed that the adjournment strategy was a direct response to concerns over Dr. Bawumia's extensive campaigning in their constituencies.

"They have said we were in their constituency campaigning. They are fighting about the movement of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. They said on the floor of Parliament that while they are sitting here doing the government business we are in their constituencies campaigning.

"So they are frightened by the movement of our flagbearer; he is a serious campaigner, the message. So they get the feedback from their constituencies," the deputy Majority Chief Whip stated.

"So they say that 'if we don't have the numbers, then we adjourn'. But we will get there, we will talk to each other and get our members into the chamber, and then we will be able to do the government business."

Background:

The minority acted on their threat to disrupt proceedings when New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs failed to attend. At the start of business today, fewer than 50 MPs were present instead of the required 92, prompting MP for Tamale Central, Murtala Mohammed, to bring this to the Speaker's attention.

He criticized the NPP MPs for campaigning in NDC constituencies while expecting government business to proceed.

"Lying on our numbers to have a business of government executed, for me, demonstrates a lack of seriousness. And I don't think that we need to be giving them this opportunity. Mr Speaker, last week and the last two weeks, I raised this issue. They are in our constituencies, campaigning, yet they expect us to execute their business for them," Mohammed Murtala.

Following warnings from Bole-Bamboi MP Yussif Sulemana and minority chief whip Governs Kwame Agbodza, the minority suspended proceedings until the Speaker intervened, eventually adjourning to reconvene on Tuesday.