Minority cautions Asenso-Boakye over failure to appear before Parliament

The Minority in Parliament has issued a warning to Francis Asenso-Boakye, the Minister for Roads and Highways, over his continuous absence from parliamentary sessions where he is expected to address queries related to his ministry.

Since his nomination to lead the Roads and Highways Ministry, the minister has, on three separate occasions failed to attend parliamentary sessions scheduled for him to respond to questions.

Expressing their concerns, Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Minority Chief Whip Governs Agbodza highlighted the repeated absence of the Minister.

‘The former Roads Minister [Kwesi Amoako-Atta] was extremely diligent to this House and appeared religious before this House and answered questions and it is not a good start for him to fail to appear before us for the third time to answer his questions and we will forgive him today.”

The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, however, downplayed the concerns raised by the minority, labeling them as unnecessary.

“I think our colleagues should not raise the temperature unnecessarily with the greatest of respect because the Whip has indicated and has communicated duly your concerns but I don’t know if repeating just for emphasis but the fact must be told.

“The early weeks that the member was nominated, he came to this House and answered a number of questions.”