Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor is the Member of Parliament of South Dayi Constituency
The Member of Parliament of the South Dayi Constituency, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has accepted responsibility for the chaos that erupted during the ministerial vetting proceedings of Thursday, January 30, 2025.
During his appearance before the ad-hoc committee probing the chaos, on Monday, February 10, 2025, Dafeamekpor revealed his regret over the incident, acknowledging the damage it had caused to Parliament’s image.
Dafeamekpor stated that he willingly accepted his punishment, as one of the four MPs who faced suspension due to the incident, acknowledging that he was not pleased with his behaviour.
“I take responsibility, so when my punishment came, I took it in good faith. Others disagreed that if punishment were to be meted out, it ought not to be me. But I might agree in principle that you need to punish the leaders for what happened. Consensus building failed for that night,” he said.
He blamed Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh for the disorder, claiming that he was unimpressed about his way of doing things.
“If my counterpart [Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh] was not minded on his insistent on his modus operandi, we wouldn’t have experienced that, but he insisted. Once they decided to destroy tables, raise tables what could I have done just to suffer for the punishment?”
“A lot of things need to be streamlined,” he noted.
Background
On January 30, 2025, chaos erupted when the Minority opposed the vetting of Okudzeto Ablakwa and Kwabena Mintah Akandoh. The standoff intensified into a physical confrontation among MPs, leading to the damage of tables and microphones.
In the aftermath of the incident, four MPs received suspensions, which led the Minority to walk out. The suspension has however been reversed by Alban Bagbin.
Speaker Alban Bagbin also established a committee to investigate the events that led to the disruption on January 30, 2025.
The committee, chaired by Ho West MP Emmanuel Bedzrah, includes members Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, Gizella Akushika Tetteh-Agbotui, Abena Osei Asare, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, and Bede Anwataazuma Ziedeng.
The committee’s minority members have chosen to withdraw from the investigations, expressing concerns about the chairman’s partiality.
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Meanwhile, watch a video of the Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the chaos at the Appointment Committee below: