Parliament has commenced today's sitting following the arrival of Speaker Alban Bagbin, however, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus is absent.

The leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, led the Caucus to walk out of the chamber after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MP) occupied the majority side.

Earlier, both NDC and NPP MPs occupied the Majority side, leaving the minority section completely vacant.

But later, Alexander Afenyo-Markin stated that the NPP will not provide the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) with the “lawless platform” they are seeking.

Speaking to the media while in the Chamber, Afenyo-Markin emphasized, “We will not give them that platform. We will not give them that theatre they so aggressively seek to disrupt democracy and to destroy our nation. We believe the appropriate thing is to quietly yield to them and wait upon Mr. Speaker.”

He noted that the NPP MPs would only to return the chamber upon the Speaker's arrival, but presently, no NPP MP is in the chamber.