Ghana’s Vice President, HE Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will not be in Parliament to observe the presentation of the 2022 Budget Statement today.
Even though it’s unusual for the vice president to miss a budget statement in Parliament, the reason being that
the Vice President is currently acting as president since President Akufo-Addo is on leave and as such will have to be ushered in a special way done to any president who enters the chamber.
Additionally, the President, by constitutional mandate allows the finance minister to read the budget on his (president’s) behalf, so should Dr Bawumia (acting president) make an appearance in parliament today, he will be required to read his own budget.
It is in this regard that the Vice President will not be in parliament for the budget presentation.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Joseph Asare
