Parliament has adjourned sittings over concerns of quorum raised by the minority caucus. The Minority had earlier threatened to disrupt Parliamentary business with concerns of a quorum if the majority caucus failed to avail themselves of the business of the house.
During proceedings on Monday, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed raised quorum amid plans by the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh to lay before the house the Ewoyaa Lithium and Bauxite agreement. Murtala argued, “Mr Speaker, I’m standing on order 64 to raise a quorum for transactions for business this morning. They bring business to this house, and they can’t consistently rely on our numbers to have government business executed.
“It demonstrates a lack of seriousness; I don’t think we need to be giving them this opportunity. They are in our constituencies campaigning, yet they expect us to execute their business for them. It’s completely unacceptable, we could have also done that, we could have left this house, but we have decided to act responsibly.” The Speaker, Alban Bagbin was compelled to adjourn sittings after a headcount revealed that only 24 Members of Parliament were available for proceedings.
Organized Labour has called off its strike and has asked all workers to resume work on Tuesday, July 16.
The strike significantly disrupted operations across various sectors, including the judiciary and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on Monday, July 15. The strike was declared on Friday, July 12, over the intended sale of SSNIT’s 60 percent shares in some four Hotels to Rock City Hotel owned by Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong. Despite SSNIT’s cancellation of the sale, the labor groups proceeded with their strike demanding that the board of SSNIT be dissolved.
After an emergency meeting on Monday, Yaw Baah, Secretary General of the TUC said they had decided to end the strike and requested all workers to resume work on Tuesday, 16th July, 2024. He indicated that they had also given SSNIT a one-month ultimatum to engage with them to address all outstanding issues related to the management of pensions. Dr Baah warned that they would “advise themselves” if SSNIT fails to meet this demand.
Organized Labour Strike Begins
The ongoing strike by Organised Labour has significantly disrupted operations across various sectors, including the judiciary and the Komfo AnokyeTeaching Hospital. Organized Labour declared the strike on Friday, July 12, over the intended sale of SSNIT’s 60 percent shares in some four Hotels to Rock City Hotel owned by Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong.
Despite SSNIT’s cancellation of the sale, the labor groups are proceeding with their strike and are now demanding that the board of SSNIT be dissolved. A visit by Channel One News to the Accra High Court revealed an unusually empty parking lot, which would typically be filled with the cars of lawyers and litigants. Despite the courtrooms being open, they remained empty as staff and judges were absent due to the Judicial Staff Association of Ghana’s decision to join the strike.
The only persons actively seen within the court are police officers and internal security officers stationed at the court. At the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and Manhyia Government Hospital Doctors have abandoned Consulting rooms with patients seeking healthcare left to their fate. OPD services have been halted at both hospitals. Meanwhile, lectures are ongoing at the University of Ghana, Legon Campus despite the University Teachers Association of Ghana’s (UTAG) decision to join Organised Labour in a nationwide strike.
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