Member of Parliament for Assin South, Reverend Ntim Fordjour has provided a first-hand account of the events that led to one of the most chaotic sessions in Parliament on December 9, 2025.
In an interview on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana show, Ntim Fordjour said the unrest began because the Speaker ruled that the Kpandai seat was vacant, a decision contested by the Minority side of Parliament.
According to him, following the ruling, the Clerk of Parliament sent a formal letter to the Electoral Commission to act on the declaration.
The Minority, however, requested that the Speaker review his decision before further action was taken.
The Speaker indicated that he would give a follow-up ruling the next day which was December 10, 2025, leaving two possibilities: either to confirm the initial ruling or to change it.
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He noted that by the time these discussions were taking place, it was already past 7 p.m. The minority proposed adjourning the House and resuming business the following day after the Speaker’s review.
He stressed that adjourning was a practical solution, especially since there was no urgent business that could not wait until the next day and the Majority and Speaker declined.
He further noted that despite the Minority’s objections, the Speaker, in consultation with the Majority Leader, insisted that business must continue. This refusal to adjourn disregarded the Minority’s expressed sentiment and set the stage for the chaos that followed.
“Then the next day, they will come and then undertake the rest of the businesses after the Speaker had indeed declared and rescinded his decision. Then they said no. They insisted that they will carry on business.
“We said, No. Let’s just adjourn. And we ran this House, Minority and Majority, on consensus. So, you can’t treat the House as though it is a one-party state. The Speaker corroborated with the Majority Leader and insisted that we complete disregard to the presence and sentiment of the minority business must go on,” he recounted.
Ntim Fordjour said as the Minority members stood up to assert their position, parliamentary rules regarding order were reportedly ignored. Ntim Fordjour described how the Speaker watched as proceedings deteriorated into disorder.
The situation escalated when the Marshal of Parliament was called in. According to Ntim Fordjour, the Marshal assaulted a female MP standing in the Minority’s group, an act he described as unacceptable.
“Speaker sanctioned the Marshal of Parliament to come and then heckle the Minority. In the process, the Marshal assaulted a female Member of Parliament who was standing right in front of me. I got so upset.
“Did they sanction you to come and assault females? I’m a father of girls. I have daughters. And if you have a wife, you have daughters, and you have sisters, you should be so sensitive not to sanction Marshals to go and assault a female,” he stated.
He recounted that the Majority continued to push through business, including more than 24 budget estimates, despite the Minority’s protests and attempts to adjourn.
The Member of Parliament for Assin South emphasised that the Minority’s actions were a legitimate stand against the unilateral handling of Parliament, not an attempt to obstruct proceedings.
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