Minority walks out of chamber over deputy speaker’s ruling on SIM re-registration question

The Minority in Parliament has staged a brief walkout in protest against the conduct of the First Deputy Speaker, Bernard Ahiafor, accusing him of using parliamentary rules to frustrate backbenchers and undermine oversight. Addressing journalists after the incident, the Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, Osahene Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the protest was triggered by the Speaker’s refusal to allow a supplementary question on government’s policy to restart SIM card registration. “Anytime our b…