{"id":117114,"date":"2026-02-27T14:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=117114"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:22:43","slug":"parliament-erupts-in-chants-as-majority-minority-trade-symbols-after-mahamas-sona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=117114","title":{"rendered":"Parliament erupts in chants as Majority, Minority trade symbols after Mahama\u2019s SONA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Majority and Minority caucuses in Parliament briefly \u2018clashed\u2019 on the floor of the House on Friday, February 27, moments after President John Mahama concluded the delivery of his State of the Nation Address (SONA).<\/p>\n

As soon as the President finished, the Majority side of the House, dressed largely in white and led by its leadership, rose to their feet, waving the national flags and chanting a slogan in Twi: \u201c\u0186ka \u0254b\u025by\u025b, John Mahama, \u0254ka \u0254b\u025by\u025b,\u201d meaning \u201cJohn Mahama delivers what he promises.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Minority side, however, quickly pushed back. Clad in black and led by their leaders, they also rose to their feet, holding cocoa pods and chanting in Twi: \u201cS\u025b wob\u0254 mpae, kae cocoa,\u201d translated as \u201cWhen you kneel to pray for Ghana, remember the cocoa sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exchange escalated as chanting intensified across both sides of the House. Some MPs raised a photograph of the former Finance Minister, chanting, \u201cWe said he would run away, and it has happened,\u201d while the Minority continued waving cocoa pods and singing in protest.<\/p>\n

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Order was eventually restored when the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, intervened and called on both sides to desist, urging the House to allow parliamentary business to proceed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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