Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has refuted the Minority in parliament’s claims that the NDC plans to secure an overwhelming majority in Parliament to amend the Constitution.
According to the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, the minority in parliament must stop shouting wolf when there is none.
Mahama Ayariga described the claims as unfounded, emphasising that the NDC already have the numerical strength required for constitutional amendments.
He noted that although the NDC has the overwhelming majority in Parliament, no constitutional amendments have been tabled in Parliament.
Speaking on the JOYNEWS AM show on Wednesday, Mahama Ayariga stated, “As we speak today, with or without Kpandai, NDC has the numbers to amend the Constitution, but nobody has proposed the amendment”.
“So if you are losing another seat, lose it gracefully. Don’t come shouting wolf when there is none.”
He added, “Because you are used to shouting wolf when there is no wolf… you’ll get to a point where Ghanaians will not take you seriously”.
“I am advising my friends on the Minority side — there is no proposal to amend the Constitution. I don’t see any proposal on the floor,” he said.
His comments come on the back of Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, who has alleged that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government’s agenda is to secure an overwhelming majority for constitutional amendments.
According to Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the NDC, after assuming office, openly signalled an agenda to remove the Chief Justice, which they did and are now carefully plotting an agenda to remove the EC Chairperson and her deputies.
Speaking to journalists in Parliament on December 9, 2025, Oppong Nkrumah stated, “There is a pre-advertised agenda to remove the EC Chairperson and her deputies. It is being carefully rolled out, and they will keep saying it is all about procedure.
If anyone still doubts us, we are saying clearly that there is an agenda to secure an overwhelming majority in this House for the purpose of constitutional amendments”.
“All we can do is to stand firm and remind Mr Speaker not to give in to any pressure to declare the seat vacant, because he has already made a decision on the matter. No amount of pressure should cause him to reverse that ruling,” he said.
Meanwhile, there was 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.
Reports suggest the disturbance erupted following the declaration of the Kpandai parliamentary seat as vacant, with the minority describing the decision as unlawful and procedurally flawed.
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.