Four Members of Parliament have been suspended from parliamentary sittings for 2 weeks for his or her varied contributions to Thursday’s chaos throughout the Appointments Committee vetting.
Speaker Bagbin introduced the suspension on the ground of the House on Friday, January 31, 2025.
The suspended MPs are; South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Gushegu MP, Alhassan Tampuli and Weija-Gbawe MP, Jerry Ahmed Shaib.
During vetting on Thursday, January 30, 2025 chaos erupted between members of the Minority and Majority caucuses in Parliament over the vetting of Health minister-designate, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Foreign Affairs minister-designate, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
This led to destruction of some gear getting used for the vetting together with furnishings and microphones.
Addressing the matter on the ground of the House on Friday, January 31, Bagbin strongly condemned the incident describing it as “disgraceful and deeply regrettable”, warning that parliamentary privilege doesn’t prolong to disorderly conduct.
The Speaker criticized the conduct of the legislators, stating that they “could not exercise a scintilla of emotional intelligence” and that such an incident was occurring at a very essential time.
He has since arrange a seven-member committee to probe the incident, stating that any member discovered culpable shall face acceptable disciplinary actions.
The committee might be chaired by Ho West MP, Emmanuel Bedzrah.
“Members found culpable shall bear full cost of repairs with deductions from salaries if necessary,” Bagbin stated.
Eroding Public Trust in Parliament
Bagbin warned that Parliament’s credibility was at stake, emphasizing that “this House must acknowledge that it is rapidly eroding public confidence.” He lamented that the chaos straight contradicted his repeated requires self-discipline and respect throughout parliamentary proceedings.
Source: 3news.com