Hon Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA), has been appointed as the Acting Vice-Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).
A statement by the Secretary-General of the CPA, Stephen Twigg indicated that the election paves the way for Mr. Kyei-Mensah Bonsu to join the upcoming Executive Committee meeting of the CPA from September 27 to 30, 2021.
Stephen Twigg noted that the voting of the CPA Acting Vice-Chairperson was undertaken by Article 21(6) of the Constitution of the CPA, which allows for an election of Acting Vice-Chairperson in the absence of a formal meeting.
“The election to determine the successful candidate for the Acting Vice-Chairperson would take place through a simple majority vote by email for the Executive Committee Members,’’ Stephen Twigg affirmed.
The statement indicated that the vote which was supervised through email in July 2021, witnessed Mr. Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, polled 16 votes to beat Mr. Brownlee who garnered six votes.
“We look forward to welcoming Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu at the upcoming Executive Committee Meeting, taking place from September, 27–30 2021,” the statement wished.
“I am delighted to confirm that Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu from the CPA Africa Region has been voted by the Executive Committee to be the CPA Acting Vice-Chairperson,” Stephen Twigg said in the statement.
The statement continued that the election paves the way for Mr. Kyei-Mensah Bonsu to join the upcoming Executive Committee meeting of the CPA from September 27 to 30, 2021.
Mr. Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, who represents the CPA from the Africa region, was elected following a vote between him and his only challenger, Mr. Garry Brownlee from the CPA New Zealand branch.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Solomon Nartey