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Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas, speaker of Parliament has expressed concern over Members of Parliament’s habitual absence and tardiness, calling it as a long-standing problem that undermines the legislative process’s integrity and efficiency.
Hon. Thomas critiqued MPs’ constant lateness and absence during important sessions, warning that the behavior jeopardizes the capacity to create a quorum and undertake essential legislative activity.
“Most Members of Parliament have the habit of going late for sittings, affecting the required quorum of significant proceedings,” he stated. “This thing did not just start yesterday. It has been here over the past 15 years.”
The Speaker said that the issue is not something new, but rather a repeated one that reflects deeper difficulties in political culture. In response, he called an urgent internal conference to deliberate and implement disciplinary measures to ensure MPs fulfill their constitutional obligations.
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Hon. Thomas also called out the many politicians for what he saw as a lengthy history of ignoring the people’s concerns, especially in the face of current economic and infrastructure issues.
“Since we have independence, we have been having our politicians taking the people for granted. Milking the people, leaving the people impoverished,” he said.
“Their lives become better whilst people’s lives become miserable.”
He talked expressing unhappiness upon reflecting on the country’s 64-year history of independence, with the speed of national growth, notably during President Julius Maada Bio’s leadership.
“We cannot place that blame on a single administration to be fair enough,” he said. “But we are talking now about 64 years of independence under the leadership of President Bio, and he has gone 7 years into the mandate that we gave him as president.”
“Seven years down the line, let us look at where we are, whether there are improvements, whether the country has taken any steps for us to start going close to our neighbors that we were far ahead of. The answer to this question will be the negative, NO!” he said.
He made reference to the current electrical crisis people are facing as an illustration of the state’s inability to provide the basic necessities of its people.
