The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Mr  Michael Okyere Baafi, has strongly defended the Minority Caucus’ controversial actions in Parliament on Tuesday, insisting that their conduct was the only way left to express their concerns in the face of what he described as growing “arrogance” from the Majority side.

Speaking in an interview on Accra 100.5 FM’s morning show, hosted by Chief Jerry Forson, Mr. Baafi stated that the Majority’s overwhelming numerical strength has emboldened them to disregard the views and contributions of the Minority, undermining the principles of democratic debate.

According to him, the Majority behaves “as if Parliament belongs to them alone” because of their numbers, leaving the Minority with no option but to resort to strong action to make their grievances known.

“Pardon my language, but in Parliament now, anything someone says doesn’t make sense unless it comes from the Majority. And that cannot build the democracy we are trying to protect.

If the Majority has the numbers, the Minority also has a voice,” he said.

Mr  Baafi explained that attempts by the Minority to raise concerns are often brushed off, with Majority MPs allegedly telling them openly that they will not consider their input.

He further revealed that tensions escalated after the Minority became aware of a private conversation between two MPs—one said to be a front-bench member of the Majority—in which they allegedly claimed they would “take all seats” currently being contested in court.

He noted that the MPs allegedly discussed beginning with the Kpandai seat, before moving on to others such as Suhum and more.

“If you hear a Member of Parliament saying that, then how else do we express our views?

This is why we acted the way we did,” Mr. Baafi stressed.

The New Juaben South MP also expressed disappointment with Mr Mahama Ayariga, describing his conduct as biased in favour of the Majority, despite his role as a leader of the House who is expected to remain neutral.

“The painful part was that Mahama Ayariga behaves as if he is only for the Majority.

He does not act like someone leading the entire House,” he lamented.

Mr Okyere Baafi concluded that the Minority’s actions, though forceful, were intended to protect parliamentary democracy, insisting that dialogue cannot work if opposing views are dismissed without consideration.