{"id":181760,"date":"2016-01-14T18:58:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T18:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=181760"},"modified":"2016-01-14T18:58:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T18:58:33","slug":"hanna-tetteh-fiifi-kwetey-19-other-mps-sued-for-absenteeism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/01\/hanna-tetteh-fiifi-kwetey-19-other-mps-sued-for-absenteeism\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanna Tetteh, Fiifi Kwetey, 19 other MPs sued for absenteeism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreign Affairs Minister and MP for the Awutu Senya West constituency, Hanna Tetteh, Minister of Agrictulture, Fiifi Kwetey and 19 other MPs have been sued for consistently absenting themselves from Parliament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Odekro, an advocacy platform seeking to promote transparency and accountability which sued the MPs had earlier petitioned the Speaker of Parliament complaining about the conduct of some 125 legislators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;P77wFBtGBkth2CEjkx4KePqbusT3ByFB&#8221;]In a letter dated December 2 2015, Odekro listed the names of 125 out of the 275 MPs, who it said are in breach of Article 97(1) (c) of the Constitution which states that an MP shall vacate his or her seat if:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe is absent, without the permission in writing of the Speaker and he is unable to offer a reasonable explanation to the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges from fifteen sittings of a meeting of Parliament during any period that Parliament has been summoned to meet and continues to meet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group argues that they resorted to the court because \u201cthe Speaker of Parliament failed to acknowledge receipt of our letter and he also failed to honour our request to declare the seats of the defaulting MPs vacant. Consequently, we have instructed our lawyers to file a suit at the High Court asking the court to declare the seats of the 21 worst-offending MPs vacant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Below is the full list of the MPs sued by Odekro:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Evans Paul Aidoo (Sefwi-Wiawso) \u2013 188 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Hannah Serwaah Tetteh ( Awutu-Senya West) \u2013 176 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Eric Opoku ( Asunafo South) \u2013 165 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Akwasi Opong-Fosu ( Amenfi East) \u2013 155 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. (Dr) Dominic Akuritinga Ayine ( Bolgatanga East) \u2013 150 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6. (Mrs) Queenstar Pokua Sawyerr,( Agona East ) \u2013 135 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">7. Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo (Kpone-Katamanso) \u2013 132 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">8. Mark Woyongo ( Navrongo Central ) \u2013 126 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">9. Clement Kofi Humado ( Anlo) \u2013 124 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">10. Maj. (Rtd) Mustapha Ahmed ( Ayawaso North) \u2013 118 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">11. Fiifi Fiavi Franklin Kwetey (Ketu South) \u2013 110 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">12. Alhaji Bashir Fuseini Alhassan (Sagnarigu) \u2013 102 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">13. James Agalga ( Builsa North) \u2013 97 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">14. Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo (Wa Central)- 94 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">15. Aquinas Tawiah Quansah (Mfantseman West) &#8211; 92 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">16. Ken Ohene Agyapong ( Assin Central) \u2013 89 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">17. Collins Dauda ( Asutifi South) \u2013 89 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">18. Ahmed Arthur (Okaikwei South) &#8211; 84 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">19. Grace Addo ( Manso Nkwanta) \u2013 83 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">20. Joseph Boakye Adu Danquah (Abuakwa North) \u2013 76 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">21. Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye \u2013 75 Sittings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group further added that &#8220;by this action, Odekro intends to establish a legal precedent with which to sue the remaining defaulting MPs to vacate their seats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Godwin A. 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