News:
March 15, 2021
Parliament has unconditionally pardoned Prof. Alex Dodoo, a lecturer at the School of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Ghana for his contemptuous comments made against Members of Parliament.
The decision was reached after the Privileges Committee’s report urged the House to accept Prof. Dodoo’s apology since he showed a great deal of remorse after he realized he had disrespected Parliament.
The Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacology about a month ago on various media networks, condemned the reaction of MPs to the Phase one of the Ebola vaccine trial which was to take place in Hohoe, referring to them as “ignorant”, among other things.
The MPs had kicked against the trial and called for broad consultations because tests of that nature were of national dimension.
The Majority Leader, Alban Bagbin requested the Speaker to summon the Professor to the Privileges Committee due to what he described as unsavory comments he made about Members of Parliament on a private Radio Station in Accra.
The MP for Manhyia South, Matthew Opoku Prempeh who supported the application by the Majority Leader, added that it was high time people became circumspect in their speech.
Their request was granted by Rt. Hon. Speaker Doe Adjaho by summoning Prof. Dodoo before the Privileges Committee to explain himself.
Upon attending before the Committee, Prof. Dodoo unreservedly apologized for his unfortunate comment that constituted an affront to Parliament.
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