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The Committee looking into the disturbances that occurred at the Thursday, January 30 vetting session has put a halt to its work until further notice.
The news was delivered by Committee Chairman Emmanuel Bedzrah, who said the suspension was in accordance with orders from Parliament Clerk Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror.
According to Bedzrah, the Clerk informed him that further instructions about the committee’s next moves would be given by the Speaker of Parliament.
“We’re getting indications from the clerk of Parliament and I want to put it on record that, the clerk of Parliament has instructed that we suspend the sitting until further notice.
“And therefore I want everybody to be aware that it is not the committee that has decided to stop but the clerk to the Parliament of Ghana has requested that until he gets further instruction from the speaker, the committee should suspend sitting.”
The directive was issued while the committee was in session.
When Okudzeto Ablakwa and Kwabena Mintah Akandoh’s vetting was refused by the Minority, mayhem broke out on January 30, 2025. Tables and microphones were destroyed as the standoff turned into a violent altercation between MPs.
The Minority walked out when four MPs were suspended after the incident. On January 31, the Majority was left to continue vetting Ablakwa and the other nominees. Notably, the altercation happened after Ablakwa had previously been the target of intense interrogation by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The committee, which Speaker Alban Bagbin established, will investigate the circumstances of the January 30 interruption that led to a dispute between the Majority and Minority about the timing of the vetting and the destruction of equipment.
Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, Gizella Akushika Tetteh-Agbotui, Abena Osei Asare, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, and Bede Anwataazuma Ziedeng are among the members of the committee, which is chaired by Ho West MP Emmanuel Bedzrah. It has been given ten days to present its conclusions and suggestions.
A WhatsApp platform was established by the committee to collect information from the general public.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
