Speaker swears in newly elected Kumbungu MP

The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, on Tuesday, swore-in the newly elected Member of Parliament for Kumbungu constituency, in the Northern Region, Amadu Moses Yahya, when the House reconvened after a period of recess.

Mr Yahya, a member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has replaced the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) MP, Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni, who resigned his position after he was appointed Executive Secretary of the ACP/EU.

He swore the oath of allegiance and the oath of a Member of Parliament.

The Minority Whip, Dan Botwe commended the new member saying, it was a happy occasion because he had come to replace a member who had been elevated.

The Majority Leader, Dr Benjamin Kumbuor, said with a brand new member from Kumbungu, the MP will bring issues from all sides of the political divide that would inform the debate in the House, and advised the new member to learn from his colleagues in the House.

The Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, noted that the business of the House was business of government and not for the Majority in Parliament alone, adding that it had always been the hope that one day Ghana will have a parliamentary Majority that is not in government.