The ruling party, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament dressed in white arrived early as at 4am in Parliament to occupy the Majority side of House ahead of the first sitting of the 8th Parliament.
Some of the NPP MPs on social media said they had been in Parliament as early as 4 am for proceedings which are expected to start at 10 am.
There were over 70 NPP MPs in the chamber by 8:30 am.
For the inauguration of the 8th Parliament, the National Democratic Congress MPs did something similar, arriving early to occupy the Majority side which is to the right of the Speaker.
The NPP and NDC MPs are yet to agree on which side has the Majority in Parliament.
NDC and NPP have 137 seats apiece, with one independent MP, Andrew Asiamah Amoah of Fomena, who has aligned with the NPP making it 138, whereas NDC maintained the 137 seats.
The House’s first engagement will be the resolution of who forms the Majority and Minority of the House.
It is expected that today’s sitting will see Speaker Alban Bagbin bring finality to the matter.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Evans Boateng
