News:
February 4, 2025
The seven-member Ad Hoc Committee tasked by the Rt. Hon Speaker Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin to investigate the brouhaha that erupted at the working of the Appointments Committee leading to the suspension of four MPs for two weeks has started its work.
The committee on the evening of Monday, February 4, 2025, started watching videos of the chaos that occurred on Thursday, January 30, 2025.
Chairman of the Committee, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah in a media address in Parliament pointed out that the Committee will start holding public hearing on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 10:00am in Parliament House.
And further added that they shall expect members of parliament, the media, guests who were present at the vetting room as well as members of the general public to voluntarily appear and assist the committee with relevant information on the incident.
The committee has also created a digital platform where we shall receive multimedia evidence including videos, audios and text to facilitate a speedy execution of the committee’s task. These can be forwarded to the clerk to the committee on 0244926911.
Again, the committee shall solicit the services of a forensic expert from the Ghana Police Service to assist with authentication, analysis and validation of all multimedia evidence that would be received from witnesses.
He also provided the opportunity for in-camera hearing for persons who may wish to utilize such an avenue to provide useful evidence to assist the committee.
“It’s our hope that all citizens would stand with the Parliament of Ghana in this trying moment to assist in rebuilding our enviable democratic attributes as we undertake to execute this task”, he said.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com