A new attendance report from Parliament has revealed the 10 Members of Parliament (MPs) with the highest number of absences during the first session of 2025.
The report, which covers 43 sittings held between January and March 2025, names Felix Akwetey Nii Okle, MP for Bortianor-Ngleshi Amanfro, as the most absent legislator, missing 23 sittings during the period.
He was followed by Joseph Frempong of Nkawkaw, who missed 22 sittings, and Ernest Yaw Anim of Kumawu, who was absent 21 times.
Other MPs with notable absentee rates include Col. Kwadwo Damoah (Rtd.) of Jaman South, who missed 19 sittings; Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, MP for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam and Minister for Finance, who was absent 17 times; and Blay Nyameke Armah of Sekondi, who missed 16 sittings.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu and Minister for Foreign Affairs, recorded 15 absences, while Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie (Effiduase-Asokore), Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah (Takoradi), and Kwaku Agyeman Kwarteng (Obuasi West) each missed 14 sittings.
Several others — including Sam Nartey George (Ningo-Prampram), Dr. Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo (Wa Central) and Minister for Employment, and Francis-Xavier Sosu (Madina) — were each absent 13 times.
Following the release of the report, Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin directed parliamentary clerks to intensify attendance monitoring, warning that continued absenteeism could result in sanctions, including loss of seat, as stipulated under the Standing Orders of Parliament.
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