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Prof Adei: I’ll Maintain Oquaye As Speaker If I Were President Akufo-Addo

There is too much turbulence at this time for you to go and bring a new Speaker [of Parliament], the Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Stephen Adei has said.

He said if he were in the shoes of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, he will maintain Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye as Speaker of Parliament for “continuity” sake in the 8th Parliament.

Prof Adei said in a radio interview On Joy FM Monday morning, monitored Graphic Online.

I will maintain the present Speaker at least for now and advise him that in about a year or two’s time, he should voluntarily resign.

Prof Adei justifying his position said “there is too much turbulence at this time for you to now go and bring a different person, “this is what I would have done straight away.”

”But this is a case where I expect NDC will nominate somebody, NPP will nominate somebody, there will be a secret ballot …”

Source: graphiconline.com

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