Majority wants Joe Wise to overturn Friday’s budget rejection

The majority has called on the acting Speaker of parliament to overturn the rejection of the 2022 budget.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu indicated that there was a constitutional error when the budget was rejected as the house did not have one-half of the total number.

The majority leader said the records captured 137 at the time of the voting

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Meanwhile the minority have boycotted the proceedings as none of them is present in the chamber.

The Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu (Joe Wise) says before he decides on the appeal by Majority leader, he must ensure the house has one-half of the total number.

Therefore counting is currently underway as clerks of the House go round to count the number of MPs present.

All non-MP ministers have also been asked to stay in the gallery as counting goes on to avoid conflicting the numbers.