The MP for Cape Coast North Constituency, Dr. Kwamena Minta Nyarku, has dismissed what he describes as the erroneous notion that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) uses its overwhelming parliamentary majority to bully the minority.

He characterized such claims as inaccurate and unfounded.

In an interview on GBC Radio Central on Friday, January 9, 2026, to account for his one-year stewardship in his second term, the MP—popularly known as Ragga—underscored that all parliamentary processes and procedures are governed by standing orders, preventing any side from bullying the other.

He contended, however, that it is the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that has predominantly used the media to address issues, a practice he believes is unnecessary. “For the slightest matters, the opposition runs to the media with hurried press conferences that haven’t been thoroughly examined,” he stated.

Dr. Nyarku revealed that during parliamentary proceedings, the NPP minority often insists on a head count rather than the customary voice vote. “Whenever the NPP has called on the Speaker to use a headcount to resolve an issue, the Speaker has granted that request,” he emphasized. “No one has bullied anyone in Parliament,” he stressed.

The MP attributed the NDC’s large parliamentary majority to the will of Ghanaians, urging the public to trust the party to use its numbers for national development.

He expressed the opinion that some minority press conferences have propagated falsehoods, adding that if the NDC were truly bullying the opposition, some members would have found themselves on the wrong side of the law.

Dr. Nyarku concluded by asking for public patience with the current government and expressing confidence in President John Dramani Mahama’s ability to deliver in his final term. “He is the only Ghanaian to have been President three times. I know he will deliver; his first year has been very successful, and all Ghanaians are beginning to feel it,” he said.

Source By DC Kwame Kwakye