Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cautioned the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that parliamentary majorities are secured through electoral victories at the polling station level, not through decisions in Parliament.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region on Saturday, Dr Bawumia criticized the NDC for briefly claiming a majority after Speaker Alban Bagbin declared four parliamentary seats vacant. The Speaker’s move, which initially reduced the NPP’s seat count and temporarily gave the NDC a majority, was overturned within 24 hours by a Supreme Court stay of execution.
“A few days ago, they [the NDC] did something in Parliament and claimed to be the majority,” Dr Bawumia told supporters. “But their majority lasted just 24 hours. It was the shortest-living majority in history.”
The Vice President emphasized that true parliamentary majorities are won at polling stations within constituencies, urging the opposition to focus on electoral victory instead of relying on parliamentary manoeuvres.
“They need to understand that if they want a majority, they should come to the polling station, come to the constituency, win an election, and then go to Parliament. You don’t sit in Parliament and manufacture a majority for yourself,” he said.
Dr. Bawumia expressed confidence in the NPP’s ability to secure a decisive majority in Parliament during the upcoming December 7 elections. Drawing on his experience campaigning across the country, he assured supporters of the party’s readiness for the polls.
“From what I’ve seen—having visited over 200 constituencies, campaigned on the ground, and analyzed the data—I can tell you, if we hold elections today, the NPP would have a decisive majority in Parliament,” he said.
He also urged NPP supporters to remain united and focused in the lead-up to the elections.
“The election is not today. It’s on December 7. But if we continue as we are, and we all come together, by midnight on December 7, you’ll hear that the NPP has won a decisive majority in Parliament. We will win at the polling stations,” Dr. Bawumia assured.
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL GH
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