Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has offered apologies to the Chairman of the Appointments Committee of parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, for his exchanges with him during the vetting of Energy Minister-designate Boakye Agyarko.
“Let me take this opportunity to apologise to the Chairman of the Committee for the fact that I lost my temper at some point yesterday. I sincerely apologise,” Mr Suhuyini said on Tuesday, January 24.
The chairman of the Committee abruptly “ruled out” Mr Suhuyini, from questioning Mr Agyarko on Monday, 23 January, after a heated back-and-forth between the two legislators that followed the minority MP’s initial question.
Mr Owusu cut off Mr Suhuyini, who, at the time, was vehemently protesting against the manner in which he was being handled by the chairman after Mr Owusu had intervened to stop him from asking a question pertaining to a money laundering scandal at the Bank of New York where Mr Agyarko had worked prior to his resignation.
The NDC MP said he was merely trying to demand clarity on the circumstances that surrounded Mr Agyarko’s resignation vis-à-vis the money laundering scandal but the chairman of the committee felt Mr Suhuyini was breaching the rules of the sitting by asking such a question.
The sitting temporarily degenerated into a market square atmosphere until the chairman restored order. While explaining to the committee that the New York branch of the bank had nothing to do with the money laundering scandal that happened in the bank’s UK branch, Mr Agyarko wondered why Mr Suhuyini would attempt to link him, in the first place, to a scandal in which neither his bank branch nor his name was implicated.
Mr Suhuyini was subsequently cut off by the chairman as he attempted asking further questions and explaining his reasons for asking the first question.
However, before the beginning of the vetting process for Minister for Education-designate, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, on Tuesday, the Tamale MP rendered the apology to the house.
Source: classfmonline.com
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These cattle herders who were educated with the tax -payers money and when they finish school quickly jump into politics are a pain in the neck Their arrogance is unbelievable.'cause where they come from they are the only ones whose back-sides have touched a school bench.This guy and Muntaka are so so arrogant and their demeanour on the committee is that of interrogators or prosecutors. Suhiyini should know that he has a long way to go.
Any body that insult Hon. Suhini is a ***barred word*** , we not spare any one to attack this gentleman for free ***barred word*** ***barred word***.
Ndc are sheer unco*th and uncultured as said by the founder of the party,they are disgusting to flt.Lt Rawlings. They think their stuuupid behaviour means tough guys hahahaha ! Ajeeeei they don't know that's a show of ignorance and naivety. I feel sorry for those who queue to vote for these ***barred word*** to disgrace them. Did these ndc jaguar jokers see Kwadwo Opong Nkrumah, George Anda, Nana Afriyie,Dr Asibey Yeboah and a host of them in Parliament? Somebody tell those ndc champion Attas to learn etiquette from them.
Honestly Suhini thinks he is still doing journalism work. There are ethics on the floor of parliament and he must respect that, period!
u shouldn't have apologised hon..has adwoa sarfo apologised ? some1 who frowns her face like a voodoo gods wen minority mps start asking questions....tweeeeaaaaa
Small Boys are young, they say. Suhuyini must know that moustache came to meet the eyebrows. He is a small boy and should therefore learn to be humble and respectful because the people you meet on your way up are the same people you meet on your way down. Pride always brings disgrace. He is only two weeks in Parliament and as such should therefore not pretend to know more than the Chairman who by all standards is more experienced because of long stay in parliament.
He is very new to parliamentary ethics and standing orders so, we should forgive him. This is a guy who has hosted a program on Radio Gold for a long time. There is the tendency to exhibit his attitude on Radio Gold in parliament. I commend the forthrightness of Hon Muntaka for not taking a political stand to defend his colleague.
Hon Suhini thinks that Parliament is an extension of Radio Gold studios.