{"id":20,"date":"2025-02-01T19:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T19:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=20"},"modified":"2025-02-09T23:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T23:28:40","slug":"four-lawmakers-suspended-after-fight-erupts-in-ghanas-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=20","title":{"rendered":"Four lawmakers suspended after fight erupts in Ghana\u2019s Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Speaker of Ghana\u2019s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended four lawmakers for two weeks following a violent altercation during a ministerial screening session on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspended lawmakers, Rockson Dafeamakpor, Frank Annor-Dompreh, Alhassan Tampuuli, and Jerry Shai, were on Friday penalised for what Bagbin described as a \u201cgross affront to the dignity of parliament and a blatant contempt of the House\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was gathered that the speaker also announced a two-week suspension of four lawmakers for \u201ccontemptus parlamenti in facie parlamenti\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - Calm Down (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQLsdm1ZYAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The clash occurred during the vetting of ministerial nominees from the ruling National Democratic Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawmakers from the opposition New Patriotic Party accused the vetting committee of rushing the process, while NDC members alleged that the opposition was deliberately stalling proceedings with prolonged questioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tensions reached a breaking point when NPP\u2019s leader in parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, questioned Samuel George, the nominee for communications minister, for over five hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prolonged interrogation led to frustration among committee members, triggering the brawl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furniture was overturned, microphones were destroyed, and lawmakers exchanged blows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special seven-member committee has been tasked with investigating the incident and is expected to submit its report within 10 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the cost of repairs for damaged parliamentary property will be deducted from the allowances of those found responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the third time in four years that Ghana\u2019s lawmakers have resorted to physical confrontations during legislative proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar incidents occurred in 2021 during the election of a new speaker and later that year during debates on the electronic transaction levy bill. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/four-lawmakers-suspended-after-fight-erupts-in-ghanas-parliament\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of Ghana\u2019s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended four lawmakers for two weeks following a violent altercation during a ministerial screening session on Thursday. 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