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General News of Friday, February 22, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-02-22
play the videoThe Clerk of Parliament's office found the sequence unable to represent MPs
Opposition deputies who have described a newcomer as a "bloody widow" can not be identified as a possible punishment after the description has been deemed unbearable and tasteless.
The Office of the Clerk of Parliament stated that, despite viewing images in Parliament that day, he was unable to identify MPs carrying placards bearing the inscription "bloody widow" in bold type. during a swearing-in ceremony.
The term was intended for Lydia Alhbadan, widow of Ayawaso West Wuogon MP, MP Emmanuel Agarko, who died in November 2018.
In the by-election following January 31, 2019, bloody scenes took place, during which at least 15 people were hospitalized. She was declared the winner after the Democratic National Congress (NDC), the party of her main rival, withdrew from the two-horse race.
But feeling ill at ease in the polls, the NDC boycotted his swearing-in on February 6, 2019, citing the bloody circumstances surrounding his victory as another sign of insecurity under the Akufo-Addo government.
The NDC posters, however, provoked negative reactions from the public and social media.
Deputy Speaker Joe Owusu, sitting with Professor Mike Oquaye, ordered that investigations be conducted into the incident so that the MPs concerned could be brought before Parliament's Privileges Committee. It was after the leaders of the minority refused to apologize for the act.
In an astonishing statement, the Clerk of the Parliament's office found that the film was not able to show members depicting "bad taste" signs.
Adwoa Safo, Deputy Majority Leader, said that identification was impossible. "Indeed, they have the band but the indfication of specific members has been a challenge," she said.
The MP for Dome-Kwabenya said that Parliament would rely on videos taken by the media during the swearing-in ceremony.
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