My comment from the "Parliament can not sit under the trees" is misinterpreted – K.T. Hammond

General News of Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Source: abcnewsgh.com

2019-07-09

Deputy of Adansi Asokwa, the Hon. K. T. Hammond, who has recently been the subject of much reaction after making controversial statements about the proposed new parliamentary chamber in parliament, said his remarks had been purely misinterpreted, according to ABC News.

According to the legislator, his comments aimed to emphasize the fact that it was not necessary for Parliament to study the possibility of creating a new chamber, especially when there was already a chamber.

He accused the media of submitting a biased report on his observations to the court and asked for compensation, as the attributions he had been awarded were "extraordinarily scandalous," he said.

"Yes, I argued it was the point of introduction that I said: I know you tend to misinterpret the things I said, but I preceded my statement carefully, because I know what the press will do with it … I thought that they would understand and take me in the context of what I said in order not to fool myself, it's totally unfair. "

He says his concerns that day were to get the leader of the majority, the Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, to explain the problems related to the source (s) of funding because many other legislators like him, were oblivious and more, why the presidency remained silent about the construction of the new chamber.