The Privileges Committee of Parliament has recommended sanctions against the Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong over his claims that Parliament is cheap.
The committee in its report after the public hearing of the member last week said: “ The committee has carefully considered the matter in the light of the totality of the evidence gathered and in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, the standing orders and other relevant enactment, and concluded that the honourable member for Assin Central constituency Mr. Ken Ohene Agyapong is indeed in contempt of Parliament for the remarks he made that “Parliament is cheap” and “ Parliament is useless”.
“Accordingly, the committee recommends to the House to adopt its report and sanction honourable Ken Ohene Agyapong by suspending him for the rest of this session or reprimand him”.
The proposed sanctions by the committee come despite Mr. Agyepong’s denial that he called the House “useless” when he appeared for them.
The maverick politician had gone on a radio tirade against the Majority leader of Parliament Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu and the House after some members called on him to exercise restraint in his outbursts against investigative journalist Anas Armeway Anas following his work on Ghana Football which resulted in the removal of Kwesi Nyantakyi as President of the Ghana Football Association.
I apologize to Parliament, I’m not a tin god – Kennedy Agyapong
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Ken Agyapong, has apologized for making alleged contemptuous comments about the legislature in public.
Source: Starrfmonline.com
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If Ayariga, Okudzato Ablakwah, Suhuyini etc were not sanctioned for disgracing Parliament by their bribery allegation how then do you sanction Ken. Agyepong? Look at the posture of those guys at the committee hearing the arrogance and pomposity they showed after all Ken Agyepong has found the courtesy to apologize which these us*less ndc mps found it arrogant and too big to do, so is the parliament there to do the bidding of the ndc or what? of what use are they in the parliament to be listened to? Ghanafuo gyegye nkwas*afuo so ! these nation wreckers are having their way in everything for what? Do I also have to say the man was right to say what he said,if Muntaka is listened in parliament tweeeeaaaa, apuuuuuuu!
Personally I think the EX gratia must not be paid to MPs every 4 years but rather after their end of service to parliament thus after loosing seat or end of tenure .
Eii Ghanaian Parliament. When Muntaka and his NDC cohorts lied through their teeth that the Energy Minister had paid paid bribe, what happened. The apology letter he wrote was even more insulting than the allegation itself yet it was accepted. Is it a case of selective justice. I have personally lost faith in this present parliament in view of recent happenings. All they do is to allocate to themselves ex-gratia at the end of every 4 years, take astronomical rent allowances etc.