Alban Bagbin, the speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, has suspended four Ghanaian lawmakers who were involved in the violent eruption during the ministerial screening on Thursday.
Bagbin described their violent acts as a “gross affront to the dignity of parliament and a blatant contempt of the House.”
The Ghanaian lawmakers are Rockson Dafeamakpor, Frank Annor-Dompreh, Alhassan Tampuuli, and Jerry Shai. Their suspension lasts for just two weeks, in which the speaker further describes it as “contemptus parlamenti in facie parlamenti.”
According to reports, during the ministerial nominee screening,
Several Ghanaian lawmakers from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) accused the vetting committee of rushing the process, while NDC members alleged that the opposition was deliberately stalling proceedings with prolonged questioning.
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, NPP’s parliament leader, hit the final boiling point of the opposition when he questioned Samuel George, the nominee for communications minister, for over five hours.
This erupted into a violent atmosphere as the Ghanaian lawmakers were seen exchanging blows, throwing furnitures at each other, destroying microphones, and trading deadly words with each other.
A special seven-member committee has been tasked with investigating the incident and is expected to submit its report within 10 days.
The speaker also emphasized that the cost of repairs for the damaged properties will be thrown into the salaries of those involved in the violent acts.
Ghana’s Parliament lawmakers have made history by having this kind of violent situation for the third time in four years. This means there’s likely to be violence every year in the parliament.
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