The Majority
Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has clarified that the Member of Parliament for
Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, is not an enemy of the Majority MPs.
He emphasized
that though members of the Majority caucus may disagree on issues with the
Minority, it doesn’t mean that Mr. Quayson is an enemy.
The Minister of
Parliamentary Affairs clarified this after the swearing-in of the MP in
Parliament on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
“We welcome our
colleague. He enters this House rightly or wrongly, but he cultivated friends
while he stayed here. I’m not sure that anybody can say that Gyakye Quayson is
an enemy to him. We may disagree on a few things, but I believe that across the
political divide, he made so many friends. I believe the NDC wants to believe
that the victory our colleague has chalked is a peak victory that will hurt the
pride of the NPP, as the Minority Leader [Ato Forson] has alluded to. We must
congratulate him.”
“On the other
hand, we, the Majority also believe that it’s a momentary victory of a
fantastic character. But that is the choice of the people of Assin North. And
everybody must respect that whilst it lasts. The rest of it is in the hands of
the Attorney General”.
He further
debunked claims that Mr. Quayson’s case is selective justice.
“Mr. Speaker, I
hear my colleague [Ato Forson] said some political party engaged in money
sharing. I also witnessed some political party busy distributing machetes,
insecticides and wellington boots. Be truthful to yourself and your conscience.
“Nobody from his
true conscience can say that his prosecution is selective justice. Let us all
respect the Constitution. When people talk about selective justice, we wonder
where they are coming from, examples abound in this House,” he stated.
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