The parliamentary attendance report of the parliament from January 7 to March 29 shows that only 34 members of parliament have a perfect attendance record in the ninth parliament.
The 34 MPs include,
Amankwa-Manu, Kofi (Atwima Kwanwoma)
Asante-Boateng, Kwaku (Asante Akim South)
Awuni, Theresa Lardi (Ms) (Okaikwei North)
Ayamba, Laadi Ayii (Hajia) (Pusiga)
Ayiku, Benjamin Narteh (Ledzokuku)
Adjei, Felicia (Ms) (Kintampo South)
Aidoo, Michael Kwasi (Oforikrom)
Akurugu, Faustina Elikplim (Mrs) (Dome-Kwabenya)
Alajor, Seidu Alhassan (Chereponi)
Alhassan, Suhuyini Sayibu (Alhaji) (Tamale North)
Amadu, Tanko Mustapha (Bia West)
Braimah, Bawah Muhammad (Alhaji) (Ejura Sekyeredumase)
Brefo, Bright Asamoah (Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai)
Bekoe, Frank Asiedu (Suhum)
Bandim, Abed-Nego A. Lamangin (Dr) (Bunkpurugu)
Dziwornu, Lawrencia (Ms) (Akuapem South
Gakpey, Kwame Dzudzorli (Keta)
Gyan-Mensah, Richard (Gomoa West)
Jajah, Yussif Issaka (Ayawaso North)
Larbi, Oscar Ofori (Aowin)
Mmieh, Anthony (Odotobri)
Salam, Damata Ama Appianimaa (Ms) (Afigya Kwabre South)
Shaib, Jerry Ahmed (Weija- Gbawe)
Sulemana, Yusif (Alhaji) (Bole Bamboi)
Toobu, Peter Lanchene (Supt Rtd) (Wa West)
William, Ntebe Ayo (Tatale- Sanguli)
Yibor, Isaac Awuku (Domeabra Obom)
Mohammed Sherif, Abdul-Khaliq (Dr) (Nanton)
Nandaya, Stanley Yaw (Wulensi)
Nikyema Billa, Alamzy (Chiana-Paga)
Nkansah-Boadu, Mavis (Mrs) (Afigya Sekyere East)
Ntoso, Helen Adjoa (Rev) (Krachi West)
Opoku, Isaac Yaw (Dr) (Offinso South)
Owusuah, Rachel Amma (Ms) (Dormaa East)
Also, the attendance record from the ninth parliament sitting from January and March 2025 has revealed the Members of Parliament (MPs) who recorded the highest number of absences during the House’s session in 2025.
The report covered 43 sitting of the ninth parliament from January and March 2025.
The attendance record from Parliament exposed the MP for Bortianor-Ngleshi, Amanfro Felix Akwetey Nii Okle, as the most absent lawmaker, missing 23 sittings, followed by the MP for Nkawkaw, missing 22 sittings and the Kumawu MP Ernest Yaw Anim, missing 21 sittings.
“Other MPs with high absentee rates include Col. Kwadwo Damoah (Rtd.) of Jaman South, who missed 19 sittings; Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, MP for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam and Minister for Finance, who was absent 17 times; and Blay Nyameke Armah of Sekondi, who missed 16 sittings.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu and Minister for Foreign Affairs, recorded 15 absences, while Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie (Effiduase-Asokore), Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah (Takoradi), and Kwaku Agyeman Kwarteng (Obuasi West) each missed 14 sittings”.
Also, “Sam Nartey George (Ningo-Prampram), Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo (Wa Central) — Minister for Employment — and Francis-Xavier Sosu (Madina), were each absent 13 times”.
Meanwhile, Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has threatened Members of Parliament who fail to attend sittings.
According to him, the Members of Parliament who fail to attend sittings risk losing their seats.
Speaker Babgin revealed, he received attendance reports of the first and second sittings in parliament, but decided not to publish in the hope of the attendance improving.
Addressing the House on Wednesday, Mr Bagbin stated, “It looks like that was a catastrophic mistake I made,” the Speaker said. “I should have brought it out and referred members to the Privileges Committee.”
“I have given directives to the clerks at the table to take the records for this meeting. We will be taking action to compel members to sit or to be considered to have vacated their seats,” Mr Bagbin stressed.