Minority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accepted full responsibility for the scuffle which took place on Thursday, January 30, 2025 during the vetting of ministerial nominees.
The chaos caused on the said night received immense criticism from the Ghanaian people, with Speaker Alban Bagbin suspending four (4) Members of Parliament (MPs) for their involvement in the vandalism.
Afenyo-Markin expressed remorse over the night’s incidents and pleaded with Speaker Alban Bagbin to tamper justice with mercy and reinstate Members of Parliament (MPs) who were suspended because of it.
“Mr. Speaker, I take full responsibility as a leader on my side, on all actions that took place. I will therefore conclude by inviting you, Mr. Speaker, to in the circumstance and with assurance given, consider a recession of the decision you communicated to the house, as well as all consequential matters there too,” he stated.
Speaker Bagbin has however reinstated the four (4) MPs; Frank Annor Dompreh, Rockson Dafeamekpor, Hassan Tampuli, and Jerry Ahmed Shaib.
“As a father, when your son commits an offence, you don’t punish your son to the extent of breaking his leg” Bagbin said before the reinstatement.
” I will proceed to lift the suspension of the four Members of Parliament. The MPs who were affected can now return to the chamber or join sittings…to whom much is given, much is expected,” he said on the floor of the House on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
