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General News on Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-01-30
play the videoKennedy Agyapong and Mohammed Muntaka
Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Asawase and leader of the minority, and New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Assin Central, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, exchanged insults on Wednesday. Parliament.
The exchanges, which took place before the House began, were prompted by Mr. Agyapong's removal to Parliament's Privileges Committee for allegedly instigating the public to complain about the murdered journalist, Mr. Ahmed. Hussein Suale.
Agyapong blamed Alhaji Muntaja for raising the issue in Parliament last Tuesday, forcing parliamentarian Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye to remove him (Agyapong) to the Committee.
Both legislators used non-printable words one on the other.
It took the intervention of members of the majority and the minority to prevent their colleagues from engaging in maneuvers.
In fact, it was the second time that Mr. Agyapong was subject to privileges as a result of Alhaji Muntaka's communications.
Alhaji Muntaka alleged that Mr. Agyapong made derogatory remarks about Parliament and the majority leader, Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.
Recent case
Alhaji Muntaka said MPs were held in high esteem and also enjoyed certain constitutional privileges that required them to protect their statements.
Alhaji Muntaka said that Mr. Agyapong's remarks, contrary to the requirements of the Parliament's Code of Conduct, were an affront to the dignity of Parliament.
He stated that it was necessary that the Parliament's Committee on Privileges be instructed to investigate the matter and to punish him if he was found guilty of breaching Parliament's privilege.
Murder
Hussein-Suale, who worked for Tiger Eye Private Investigations, a private investigative company run by top journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, was killed by unknown attackers in Madina on January 16, 2019.
He was shot and wounded three times, twice in the chest and another in the neck, late at night while he was returning home to the road of unidentified men driving a motorcycle.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has since launched a thorough investigation into this horrific murder.
The CID said it had questioned Mr. Agyapong about the alleged incentive remarks.
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