{"id":107242,"date":"2025-12-17T08:57:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=107242"},"modified":"2025-12-17T08:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:57:20","slug":"a-plus-praises-speaker-bagbins-leadership-says-criticism-from-a-few-is-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=107242","title":{"rendered":"A Plus praises Speaker Bagbin\u2019s leadership, says criticism from \u201ca few\u201d is normal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, Gomoa Central MP, has heaped praise on Speaker Alban Bagbin, describing him as a skilful and wise leader who has held Parliament together through some of its most difficult years.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an exclusive interview on the AM Show, the outspoken legislator said the Speaker\u2019s handling of the 8th Parliament\u2014especially during the period when both sides held 137 seats each\u2014demonstrated exceptional political maturity.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is an amazing person,\u201d A Plus said. \u201cIf you look at how he managed the eighth Parliament when it was 137\u2013137\u2026 for somebody to be able to put this together and hold it for four years, you have to be skilful, you have to be intelligent, you have to have a certain level of wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted that legislatures around the world with similar splits had collapsed under pressure, yet Ghana\u2019s Parliament remained functional under Bagbin\u2019s watch. He suggested that this record should influence how MPs engage with the Speaker today.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I look at the kind of job that he has done with the Parliament of Ghana, I don\u2019t want to be the person to make his job difficult,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

A Plus also responded to concerns that recent tensions in the House might dent Bagbin\u2019s legacy if not quickly addressed. <\/p>\n

He dismissed such claims, saying it is normal for a small group to hold opposing views even when the majority is satisfied.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s normal. You won\u2019t always have everybody appreciating what you do,\u201d he said. \u201cOnce you have the majority accepting what you do and supporting what you do, it is fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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