An aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has accused the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, of lacking an independent mind.
According to Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the commotion surrounding the Kpandai seat is the most shocking and rogue ruling.
He highlighted concerns of the Tamaele High Court ruling and Parliament’s handling of the matter.
Miracles Aboagye boldly asserted that Speaker Bagbin, being a pure NDC man, will never take a fair decision.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on December 10, Miracles Aboagye stated, “The Speaker is a pure NDC man, so he will never take a fair decision. He is not fair, just, and he is not independent-minded”.
He argued that Speaker Bagbin’s conduct undermines public confidence in the parliamentary process.
In parliament yesterday, December 9, 2025, Frank Annoh-Dompreh called for Parliament to immediately withdraw the official letter notifying the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacant seat in the Kpandai Constituency.
The Minority Chief Whip argued that the letter signed by the Clerk to Parliament on December 4, 2025, was issued in disregard of due process.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Annoh-Dompreh stated, “We strongly submit that the letter that was filed with the Electoral Commission was out of place, was unfortunate, and flies in the face of law and procedural justice”.
“That letter must be withdrawn forthwith… Ghana is a fledgling democracy, and the least we can do is to support the procedure.”
“We on this side of the House cannot support that decision,” he stressed. “The clerk must be instructed forthwith to withdraw that letter and act according to law.”
The development led to commotion in parliament on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, following the minority members abandoning their seats and massing in the centre of the chamber.
Members of the minority and majority caucuses clash in a fierce confrontation over calls by the minority for the adjournment of parliamentary seating, in protest of the declaration of the Kpandai seat vacant.
The minority members massed up in the centre of the chamber, which led to a brief scuffle and brought proceedings to a halt.
Leading to the commotion, the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, had dismissed the continuous protest from the Minority, arguing that the Minority is trying to obstruct parliamentary business.
The Majority leader stated, “We will not be distracted. I will let Ghanaians know that you are only pretending to be democrats… How can the Speaker rule if he has not heard all sides?”
However, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Minority Chief Whip, insisted government business “will suffer” until the Kpandai matter is resolved.
The Minority then intensified their protest despite the Speaker’s attempts to continue business, rising and moving to the middle of the chamber and chanting.