Minority members in Parliament have staged a walked-out over proceedings on the Controversial CI 73 seeking to create 45 new constituencies.
The minority members said the CI 73 document had changed into CI 77 which according to them, was not the document the Speaker recalled them to debate in the House.
In an interview with Citi News, MP for Adansi Asokwa, K.T Hammond said the situation was bound to arise due to the polarized nature of the nation's Legislature.
According to him since "common sense has ceased to prevail in dealing with this issue", the boycott was imminent.
Mr. Hammond told Citi News' Parliamentary correspondent, Richard Sky that the current document was full of "illegalities".
Meanwhile, the Majority Caucus in Parliament is currently in a crunch meeting to discuss the best way to proceed on the matter.
CI 73 was brought to Parliament by the E.C. for approval on the creation of 45 new constituencies across the country – to reflect the recorded increases in the national population and its distribution in the 2010 Population and Housing Census.
CI 73 was laid in the House by the Majority Leader, Cletus Avoka and referred to the Subsidiary Legislative Committee of Parliament for deliberation.
A report by the committee however initially highlighted some “serious errors” for which reason the CI had to be withdrawn.
The CI was however relaid by the Majority Leader after the anomalies had been corrected.
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