Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has suspended four Members of Parliament from attending sittings for two weeks due to their involvement in the chaos that erupted during the Appointments Committee’s vetting session on January 30, 2025.
The suspended MPs are Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor (South Dayi), Frank Annoh-Dompreh (Nsawam-Adoagyiri), Alhassan Tampuli (Gushegu), and Jerry Ahmed Shaib (Weija-Gbawe). Their suspension was announced on Friday, January 31, following a heated confrontation between the Majority and Minority caucuses during the vetting of Health Minister-designate Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Foreign Affairs Minister-designate Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
What started as a tense debate quickly escalated into chaos, leading to the destruction of furniture, microphones, and other equipment in the committee room. In response, Speaker Bagbin strongly condemned the incident, calling it “disgraceful and deeply regrettable.” He warned that parliamentary privilege does not extend to disorderly conduct and criticized the MPs for failing to exercise even “a scintilla of emotional intelligence.”
To further investigate the matter, the Speaker has set up a seven-member committee, chaired by Ho West MP Emmanuel Bedzrah. He stated that any MP found culpable would face disciplinary action, including covering the full cost of repairs, with deductions made from their salaries if necessary.
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