Executive Secretary for the National Interest Movement, Susan Adu -Amankwah, has strongly criticized the recent disruptive behavior in Parliament, calling it “funny but sad.”
Speaking on the issue on the KeyPoints on Saturday February 1st, 2025, she stated that MPs who demand public respect should first conduct themselves in a respectable manner.
“If you behave in such a way, nobody is going to respect you,” she stated, adding that if the Speaker of Parliament claims MPs are eroding respect, it would be more accurate to say they have “already eroded it.”
Referring to past incidents of misconduct in the Eighth Parliament, she likened the behavior to kindergarten children, stating that MPs should not resort to chaos when under pressure.
Adu Amankwah further expressed concern over whether this behavior would continue in the Ninth Parliament, questioning if MPs would eventually resort to breaking chairs and disrupting proceedings when things don’t go their way.
Her remarks follow public discussion on the declining decorum in Ghana’s legislature, with many citizens echoing her concerns about the state of governance.
