Parliament has identified 28 Members of Parliament (MPs) who recorded repeated absences without official permission during the first quarter of 2025, according to internal attendance summaries.

The report, compiled from 43 sittings held between January and March, highlights lawmakers who failed to meet the minimum attendance requirements and were absent on multiple occasions without written approval or valid justification.

Under Article 97(1)(c) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 16 of the Standing Orders of Parliament, an MP who is absent for 15 sittings without permission may forfeit their seat.

Here are the MPs and the number of days they have been absent:

Frempong, Joseph (Nkawkaw) – 22 days
Forson, Cassiel Ato Baah (Dr) (Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam) – 17 days
Armah, Blay Nyameke (Sekondi) – 16 days
Ablakwa, Samuel Okudzeto (North Tongu) – 14 days
Afriyie, Nana Ayew (Dr) (Effiduase/Asokore) – 14 days
Boateng, Kwabena (Ejisu) – 13 days
Pelpuo, Abdul-Rashid Hassan (Dr) (Wa Central) – 13 days
Anim, Ernest Yaw (Kumawu) – 11 days
Jinapor, John Abdulai (Yapei Kusawgu) – 11 days
Kwarteng, Kwaku Agyeman (Obuasi West) – 11 days
Akandoh, Kwabena Mintah (Juaboso) – 10 days
Ampaabeng Kyeremeh, Simon (Berekum East) – 10 days
Darko-Mensah, Kwabena Okyere (Takoradi) – 10 days
Ibrahim, Ahmed (Banda) – 10 days
Adams, Abdul-Salam (New Edubiase) – 10 days
Acquah, Alexander Akwasi (Akim Oda) – 8 days
Asamoah, Vincent Oppong (Dormaa West) – 8 days
Ayine, Dominic Akuritinga (Dr) (Bolgatanga East) – 8 days
Bentil, Godfred Henry (Mpohor) – 8 days
Boako, Gideon (Dr) (Tano North) – 8 days
Buah, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi (Ellembele) – 8 days
Gomashie, Abla Dzifa (Ms) (Ketu South) – 8 days
Jasaw, Godfred Seidu (Dr) (Wa East) – 8 days
Muntaka, Mohammed-Mubarak (Alhaji) (Asawase) – 8 days
Nawaane, Mark Kurt (Dr) (Nabdam) – 8 days
Okle, Felix Akwetey Nii (Bortianor-Ngleshe Amanfro) – 8 days
Owusu, Gloria (Ms) (Trobu) – 8 days
Sawyerr, Queenstar Maame Pokuah (Mrs) (Agona East) – 8 days

However, Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has issued a stern warning to Members of Parliament (MPs) who habitually absent themselves from parliamentary sittings, cautioning that such behaviour could lead to the loss of their seats.

Addressing the House, the Speaker reminded MPs of their constitutional duty to attend proceedings regularly, emphasising that Parliament’s effectiveness depends on active participation by all members.

He cited provisions in the 1992 Constitution and the Standing Orders of Parliament, which state that any MP who is absent from fifteen sittings of Parliament in a meeting without written permission from the Speaker may forfeit their seat.

Bagbin stressed that attendance is not merely a formality but a core responsibility that reflects respect for the electorate and commitment to national service.