Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has warned the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, to cooperate with the Minority side or face legislative gridlock.The Speaker expressed his dissatisfaction with the Majority Leader's failure to ensure the attendance of his members during the debate on the 2024 budget. Bagbin described Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu's performance as "limping".The Speaker attributed the poor performance of the Majority to the change of loyalties within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after the party's presidential primaries.

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Notably, with Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia emerging as the NPP's flagbearer, Bagbin observed a transition in allegiances away from the incumbent, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

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Bagbin observed that the reported change in loyalty has led to NPP MPs appearing to neglect their parliamentary responsibilities, treating President Akufo-Addo as a president with limited influence.

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To tackle this issue, the Speaker encouraged the Majority Leader to give precedence to working together with the Minority, highlighting that the legislative process might encounter challenges without such collaboration.

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"I expect the majority who have a limping majority leader, limping because when you look at his back you’re less than those in front of you. You have a lame duck president, a lame duck because you have elected a flagbearer and loyalty and commitment are shifting.So, your president is now a lame duck president. You need this side of the house to support you to finish your eight years,” Mr. Bagbin mentioned.

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“And so if you don’t behave well, we have difficulty in proceeding as a nation…please, I expect you to cooperate; I will not allow them to bully you. You’ll get sufficient time to put across your case,” he warned.

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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was elected as the NPP's flagbearer on November 4, 2023, ahead of the 2024 general election.

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