The Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has been dragged before the Privileges Committee of Parliament for calling the Legislature as "useless".
The Minority caucus describe the attitude as one which is unbecoming of the controversial MP, saying his comment in the media repeatedly brings the name of Parliament into disrepute.
Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarack says the Minority now has evidence that Mr Agyapong called Parliament ‘useless’ and he will push for him to be dragged before the Privileges Committee.
“He said on his own network and called Parliament foolish, in Twi [Akan]. We can’t sit and allow a Member of Parliament to do that.
“He has crossed the line, I am going to raise it, he must be referred to the privileges and he must be brought to book,” Mr Mubarak added in an earlier interview with Joy News’ Joseph Opoku Gapko.
Joseph, however, reports that the MP has moved a motion for his colleague to be dragged before the Privileges Committee, Wednesday afternoon.
He moved the motion for “Our honourable colleague to be referred to be the Committee on the basis of his conduct and utterances against this house, the Majority leader and against many well-meaning Ghanaians.”
His motion was backed by MP for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini who said Mr Agyapong cannot be allowed to continue with his unspeakable attitude.
“To say that this is a foolish parliament including you, Mr Speaker, is to say that the people who have elected us are foolish people and I don’t think the people who elected Kennedy Agyapong are foolish people.”
Majority Chief Whip, Ameyaw Kyeremeh supported the motion.
He said it was necessary for the Privileges Committee to delve into the matter to establish the truth or otherwise of the allegation.
“But we are not proceeding on the assumption that he is guilty, until the outcome of the investigation. Mr Speaker I support the call, it is always important for all of us to get the opportunity to clear our names when we are cited,” Mr Kyeremeh added.
Mr Agyapong has been on a warpath with investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, since he announced his latest piece, ‘When Greed and Corruption Become the Norm’, popularly referred to as #Number 12
According to Kennedy Agyapong, Anas’ method of investigation is wrong because he lures his victims into a trap.
He also accused Anas of being corrupt. He has vowed to unmask Anas and has even shared some photos of a man he claimed is Anas.
In his view, Anas sets his victims up to take bribes with the aim to destroy their reputation.
He also claimed to have evidence to show that some Parliamentarians including Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-mensah Bonsu, engaged in corrupt acts, adding that if he is dared, he’ll make them public
Source: Myjoyonline.com
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Like him or hate him, he tells it as it is. Why would the so called honourable members collect double salaries? They are all rogues
This guy is a motherfuuuucker, why do you give him are time??, he must be arrested, he is maaad and ttieevee))
Is only corrupt people that will see corruption act and will keep quite till he/she also caught been guilty. If he is a man should report those corrupt people
THIS KENNEDY AGYAPONG IS TOO IRRITATING.HOW CAN DESCRIBE THE PARLIAMENT YOU STRUGGLED TO BE A BOGUS AND SAY ALL SORTS OF THINGS ABOUT YOUR MAJORITY LEADER.IT IS SOME PEOPLE HE CAN FEED AND NOT ALL OF US SO HE SHOULD DISCIPLINE HIS MOUTH. KWASI NYANTAKYI DID NOT MAKE A MISTAKE BY DESCRIBING HIM AS INDISCIPLINE. IF YOU KNOW MORE THAN THE MAJORITY LEADER, WHY WEREN'T YOU SELECTED AS THE MAJORITY LEADER? NOTE THAT YOUR MONEY CANNOT BUY EVERYBODY.
Kennedy is the best MP ever in the Ghanaian Parliament. Wish we had about just 10 of his kind like Ghana will be a corruption free. Thank you Kennedy. Long Live Ken Long live Ghana
Confession time,isn't it? If a fish comes out of the river to confess the crocodile has gone blind what business does a goat have in advancing an argument against such confession? One of parliament's very own has come out and has spoken! The only thing is it is not news,we know that already! If a body can pass bills which are inimical to the progress of the very people who put them in that house,what do you call them? If a body whose members can fraudulently collect double pay and keep mute about it,when if they had been short-changed a cedi,would have risen up in protests, what do you call them? They are not only ***barred word*** but greedy as well. RTI bill which has been before the house since the day Jesus Christ was born is still there without action...what other description does parliament merit apart from what ken agyepong attributed to them?
You don't invite and arrest people for DOUBLE SALARY but people who talk against parliamentarian
Ghanaians behave like people without sence. If you listen to the tape cafuly mr ken agyepon said CHEEP AND NOT ***barred word*** Ghanaians look at things one direction and not both directions WHY.ALL THE PALIMENTARIANS ARE LIKE CLASS ONEE BABIES.Anas has prove Ken Agyepon has also prove . why ghana so called palimentarins as they call themselves the wise men and women of the LAND sit at the parliament and behave like class one Children and not reason to accept both and digest it and truth may come both ways.
The reason is because, he was NOT elected by parliament, plus he is representing his constituency. If you sacked him, then by extension you are depriving his constituents of representation in parliament.
This man Ken Agyapong does not deserve to be in Parliament. He is a disgrace to his constituency. I urge parliament to suspend him indefinitely. He is the reason parliament is spoken of in negative manner in Ghana. If you want to gain any respectability, then please sack him from your midst. From today, no body should address him as honorable member again. We must all address him as Dishonouarble or Disgraced Ken Agyapong.