The Minority in Parliament has made a formal request for Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, to attend the parliamentary debate on the 2025 Budget, scheduled for Tuesday, March 18. This invitation is grounded in Article 111 of the constitution, which grants the Vice President the right to participate in parliamentary proceedings.
The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, emphasised the significance of Vice President Opoku-Agyemang’s presence, given her extensive experience in the education sector. He believes her expertise should be reflected in the government’s economic and financial policy.
“The Business Committee has made allocations for ministers of state, leaving out the Vice President, who has been very quiet,” Boamah stated. “It will be very important to see her in action on the floor, debating the President’s economic and financial policy, especially given her background as a former Minister of Education.”
Boamah urged the Business Committee to amend the Business Paper and allocate time for the Vice President to participate in the debate, highlighting her historic role as the first female Vice President and her constitutional right to participate.
“And so I will want the Business Committee to amend the Business Paper and have a time allotted to the Vice President to be here,” Boamah added. “Since she is the first female Vice President, she is permitted by the constitution to participate.”
