The Leadership of Parliament is meeting to determine the status of the Member of Parliament for Fomena, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, who has decided to contest the 2020 Parliamentary Election as an Independent Candidate.
This follows a letter from the NPP, to the Speaker of Parliament notifying him that Mr. Asiamah is no longer a member of the NPP.
The NPP is pushing for the Fomena MP to vacate his seat in Parliament, citing Article 97(1)(g) of the 1992 Constitution which states that: “A Member of Parliament shall vacate his seat in Parliament if he leaves the party of which he was a member at the time of his election to Parliament to join another party or seeks to remain in Parliament as an independent member”.
Addressing the media in Parliament, Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu said the Leadership is studying that portion of the Constitution to determine whether his exit is voluntary or involuntary to make a determination.
