{"id":102802,"date":"2025-11-11T08:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T08:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102802"},"modified":"2025-11-11T08:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T08:32:07","slug":"minority-walkout-on-vetting-was-unplanned-meant-to-prevent-disorder-manhyia-south-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102802","title":{"rendered":"Minority walkout on vetting was unplanned, meant to prevent disorder \u2014 Manhyia South MP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour-Awuah, has defended the Minority\u2019s decision to walk out during the vetting of Chief Justice nominee Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, describing it as a peaceful and strategic action.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews\u2019 AM Show<\/em>, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker explained that the decision was made on the spot, taking into account historical events during past Appointments Committee sessions in the Ninth Parliament.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere was no prior meeting. It was the events that took place at that moment, taking into account historical events at such appointment committees since we went to Parliament in this Ninth Parliament,\u201d he said. \u201cWe then decided whether it would be in the interest of the Minority, in the interest of the nation\u2014not just this country, but outside of it, people would say our Parliament is being chaotic. We just wanted to avoid it. And so we took the peaceful position, the peaceful approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nana Baffour-Awuah added that the Minority considered how Ghanaians, known for being peace-loving, would perceive the session and concluded that walking out was preferable to participating in a debate that could escalate tensions.<\/p>\n

The Minority staged the walkout to protest ongoing legal challenges related to Justice Baffoe-Bonnie\u2019s nomination by President John Mahama.<\/p>\n

The Majority, however, continued the vetting, insisting that Parliament had a constitutional mandate to proceed in the absence of any court injunction.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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