Governs Kwame Agbodza, the NDC Member of Parliament for Adaklu, in the Volta Region, has said his party will take the majority in Parliament when it reconvenes, following the Speaker of Parliament’s declaration of four seats as vacant.

This development, he argued, clears the path for the NDC to assume the parliamentary majority.

Addressing supporters in Adaklu Ahunda during a regional tour by Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, the NDC’s vice-presidential candidate, Mr. Agbodza projected confidence about his parliamentary future.

“I do not intend to be called Minority Leader in 2024, and that will not happen,” Mr. Agbodza said.

The Adaklu MP continued that: “I will be going to Parliament on Thursday as Majority Chief Whip, and I will come back as Majority Chief Whip. Whoever doesn’t like it, can do whatever he or she likes.”

The MP further invoked Article 97 of the 1992 Constitution to validate his stance, emphasizing that the four MPs with vacated seats had not contested the Speaker’s decision.

“As far as I am concerned, the four colleagues have actually vacated their seats in accordance with Article 97. And since they are not going to renege on that decision not to contest, they are no longer valid Members of Parliament,” he explained.

Mr.Agbodza also took the opportunity to challenge recent claims from the NPP regarding infrastructure developments in the Adaklu constituency.

During a recent tour, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP’s presidential candidate, cited the NPP’s contributions to local infrastructure, including what they described as the first tarred road in Adaklu.

The MP, however, refuted these claims, attributing the NPP’s only significant local project, the Akwetey-to-Waya road, to efforts initially started by the NDC.

“The only other road that they have attempted was Akwetey to Waya, which we actually awarded before we left. This road has existed for more than 10 years,” Mr. Agbodza explained, drawing a contrast between the two parties’ approaches to infrastructure quality.

“Just try and use the road that was constructed for less than one year and see for yourself the quality. This is NDC quality; that is NPP quality,” the Adaklu MP added.