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IMANI Africa President said Fomena MP Andrews Amoako Asiamah lost the opportunity to be a kingmaker in Ghana’s 8th Parliament.
Franklin Cudjoe said the MP made a hasty decision by declaring himself on the side of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in parliament after his victory in the 2020 parliamentary race as an independent candidate.
“I would have thought that the independent candidate would allow his own conscience to guide him and would in fact be the kingsmaker, but he lost an opportunity to become a kingsmaker in an important parliament like this,” said Mr. Cudjoe on Joy FM’s Great morning show.
His comments come after Fomena’s elected MP said he would sit with the NPP in parliament after winning the election.
It will be recalled that Mr. Asiamah was removed from his duties as a member of the ruling party following his decision to separate before the polls which have just ended.
He was then removed from Parliament by President Aaron Mike Oquaye.
This was in accordance with Article 97 (1) (g) of the Constitution of Ghana of 1992, which states that a Member of Parliament must leave his seat.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 ”.
However, the NPP lost the majority of its seats to the opposition NDC party in the December elections, a situation which some experts say could lead to a suspended parliament where no party has enough seats to win. an overall majority.
It also led to the question of whether Mr. Asiamah would retain his status as an independent candidate or join the NPP to form a majority in parliament.
Talk to JoyNewsMr. Asiamah has maintained his unfeigned allegiance to the NPP despite his expulsion from the party after deciding to run as an independent candidate in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
However, Franklin Cudjoe, in his reaction to Mr Asiamah’s decision, said he should have maintained his status as an independent to serve as a lesson for the party.
“At least he should have stretched the party small for the things they got him through with two or three important deals that he abstained from or the unlikely event he sided with the other party just to make sure his candidacy is worth appreciating, but regardless he took the other path.
“I’m sure he was approached by the party to say, ‘Look, you now have the casting vote in most cases, [so] What do you want?’ And I think he has a long list of items that he would like his constituents to take advantage of, but he has indicated that he would be on the side of the majority.
“I thought it was too fast to do it, he should have kept his cards close to his chest, but maybe he’s just political and realistic in the political environment of Ghana,” Cudjoe added. .
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