NPP MPs should stay out of Parliament-Baba Jamal (Saturday, January 26, 2013, pg 16)
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia, Mr Baba Jamal, says his colleagues on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) side should stay away from all Parliamentary work and benefits until the Supreme Court gives its verdict on the case pending before it. Justifying his argument on Okay FM’s Morning Show,Mr Jamal said the NPP MPs had no business in Parliament, if they decided to choose what to participate in. “They cannot continue enjoying the privileges of Parliament but choose and pick what role to play in the House,” he said. Mr Jamal’s remarks comes on the heels of a boycott of vetting of ministers designate by the NPP. The usual drama and heat generated by the process was largely absent on Thursday when Mr Seth Terkper, minister-designate for Finance and Economic Planning; Ms Hannah Serwa Tetteh, minister-designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and Alhaji Collins Dauda, minister-designate for Water Resources, Works and Housing took turns to answer questions from t