Deputy Majority Whip Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe has defended the early adjournment of Parliament on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, dismissing complaints from the Minority Caucus that the House was not conducting enough parliamentary business
According to her, Parliament was recalled primarily to complete the vetting and approval of two ministerial nominees and newly nominated judges.
This, she said, is to allow the affected ministers to return to their respective ministries and participate in the preparation of the 2027 national budget.
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Addressing the matter to the media, she explained that several committee meetings and other parliamentary activities were ongoing, particularly in connection with the vetting process.
“We call the House to come and sit and work, and we are working. So why are they complaining?” she asked.
The Second Deputy Whip said the approval of the ministers is necessary because they needed to assume their responsibilities at their respective ministries and contribute to the preparation of their sector budgets.
According to her, the process is important because the Finance Minister needs inputs from the various ministries before the 2027 Budget can be finalised and presented to Parliament in November.
“If we don’t have the sector ministers, how would they get the budget from their ministries and connect to them and give it to the minister to work on it?” she questioned.
Hon. Comfort Doyoe rejected complaints that Parliament is failing to make progress on pending Bills.
She explained that Bills often require extensive consultations and preparatory work before they are brought before the Chamber for consideration.
She maintained that the early adjournment should not be interpreted as Parliament abandoning its legislative responsibilities.
The immediate priority, she said, is to complete the vetting process and secure the approval of the ministers before the end of the emergency sitting.
The Appointments Committee is set to vet the two ministerial and three Supreme Court nominees today, after which the relevant committee reports would be prepared for consideration and approval by the House.
Parliament, she said, could then approve the ministers on Friday, effectively achieving the main objective for which the House was recalled.
Comfort Doyoe stressed that Parliament is therefore working according to the purpose of the emergency recall and questioned the basis of the Minority’s concerns.
The Minority caucus had described the five-day emergency recall as a waste of time and resources after the House adjourned early again on Wednesday, arguing that a day or two could have been used to accomplish the stated business.