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Member of Parliament for Agona West and Member of the Privilege Committee, Cynthia Mamle Morrison stated that she and other members of the committee who refused to sit in the case from Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, owed its gravity.
Ms. Morrison who spoke to the Accra-based radio station on Wednesday said until the first hearing of the case, she and two other members who wrote to the Privileges Committee to apologize for Because she thought the case was serious and not a
According to her, she believes that their decision was right and that it was not intended to delay the judgment of the & # 39; 39; case.
"The first meeting we were unable to attend, as well as the one we had yesterday, we never knew about the seriousness of the case. The case was similar to other cases brought to court, so it's not a joke that we have to play around that. It's a good decision we've made, all of the world was there and there were cameras so we did not intend to delay the hearing, not at all, "she explained
of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong to reconstitute a new committee because Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Nsowah-Djan Samuel and Naana Eyiah who were part of the committee asked to be excused from the hearing.
The three made the decision because the l. accused (Kennedy Agyapong) is the chief of the caucus of the Central Region to which they belong
Kennedy Agyapong was convicted before the Committee about allegedly scandalous remarks about the leader of the majority and the House as a whole.
He was accused of portraying parliament as "useless", a claim that he denied is "cheap".
Ms. Morrison also indicated that she prefers to sit behind and watch the proceedings because she is not a lawyer and that 's the first case of this nature that' s not a lawyer. she has known since she was elected to Parliament.
She is of the opinion that this will give her the opportunity to learn and not to make an impartial contribution if she were to be part of the committee.
Source: Ebenezer Nyator
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