Security in Ghana’s Parliament has been taken a notch higher ahead of today’s sitting.
The heightened security presence and fortification has been warranted following the suspension of four (4) Members of Parliament (MPs).
Out of the four (4) suspended, three (3) of them, namely; Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Jerry Ahmed Shaib- MP for Weija-Gbawe and Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana-MP for Gushegu belong to the Minority Caucus.
Meanwhile, the Majority Caucus had just one person, Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor suspended.
Following the suspension, the Minority Caucus have vehemently disagreed with the Speaker’s decision, arguing his decision has bulling tendencies and is autocratic.
The General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong also in a statement described the Speaker’s action as “selective” and “autocratic”.
“The party sees this selective, and autocratic posture of the Speaker as very dangerous, with all these actions packaged to cow the minority into submission, consequently weakening its potential to hold the government accountable,” the statement read.
The heightened security presence seeks to prevent these MPs from finding their way to parliament and also curtail any disturbances which may occur in the House today as the Minority Caucus plans to protest the Speaker’s decision.
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Following the suspension of four MPs, there is heightened security in Parliament ahead of today’s sitting.
The lawmakers were suspended for two weeks by the Speaker due to their involvement in a violent confrontation during the vetting of ministerial nominees at the… pic.twitter.com/DWedGFPsHN
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