Parliament has strongly denied allegations that Speaker Alban Bagbin met with President Akufo-Addo to negotiate a settlement concerning the status of four parliamentary seats declared vacant.
In a recent statement, parliamentary officials labeled the reports as “false” and “misleading,” calling on the public to disregard the claims.
The controversy arose after a video surfaced online, suggesting a recent meeting between the Speaker and the President.
The video gained attention following Bagbin’s October 17, 2024, pronouncement regarding the Minority’s demand to vacate four seats in Parliament.
The seats in question; Fomena, Amenfi Central, Suhum, and Agona West, have since been part of an ongoing legal dispute, with the Supreme Court temporarily staying the ruling.
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Parliament clarified that the viral video was actually from July 4, 2024, when the Speaker, accompanied by a delegation, visited Jubilee House to present the inaugural Democracy Cup to the President.
The parliamentary statement condemned the attempt to mislead the public, calling the effort to link the video to recent events “disingenuous” and “unfortunate.”
“This is an attempt to twist facts and impugn the integrity of the Rt. Hon. Speaker and Parliament. We categorically state that there is no iota of truth in the insinuations,” the statement read.,” the statement asserted.
Parliament has urged the public to disregard the false narrative and treat the viral video with the “contempt it deserves.”
