Member of Parliament [MP] for the Ningo-Prampram constituency in the Greater Accra region, Hon. Samuel Nartey George has described actions by the minority in parliament yesterday (Thursday) as a ‘self-defense’ mechanism to protect themselves from possible harm.
A report by the Joe Ghartey committee that investigated the bribery allegation made against Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament resulted in a near-brawl among the parliamentarians from both sides of the house Thursday evening.
This came up when the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye asked Hon Mahama Ayariga to render an unqualified apology as recommended by the Ghartey committee.
However, the confusion followed after the kind and manner of apology Mahama Ayariga, MP for Bawku Central rendered to the house per the recommendation of the Joe Ghartey committee.
The MPs on the majority side felt it was not appropriate as Ayariga used the platform to explain his point and raised some issues.
Right after the Speaker had vacated his seat, there was total chaos in the lawmaking chamber as some members of both sides were captured on national TV in a near-brawl.
It took the intervention of some MPs to calm tempers as the legislator for Ningo Prampram Sam George and his colleague MP for Odododiodoo Nii Lantey Vanderpuije were seen exchanging words with members of the opposite side.
Sam George later told the media they were provoked by the majority side.
Speaking on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ programme, Hon. George Nartey stated “we cannot sit idle looking on for the majority to cross their boundary to ours, talking and making gestures at us. Indeed, we won’t allow ourselves to be bullied, because we were all voted for to represent a group, therefore we must be bold.”
“I got up from my seat to prevent the majority from attacking us . . . I asked what they were coming to do in our territory and why they have left their quarters to ours. This shows they were ready to attack. That was just what I was doing in the footage that has one viral,” he explained.
The Speaker of Parliament on January 31 constituted the five member committee chaired by Joe Ghartey, a former Attorney General to probe the bribery scandal that rocked the Joe Osei Owusu-led Appointments Committee.
This followed claims by Mr. Ayariga, a member of the Appointments Committee that Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko tried luring the minority members of the committee with GHC3000 each through the chairman of the vetting committee, Hon. Joe Osei -Owusu and the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, so he could be recommended for approval following his edgy vetting.
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only primitive 1gnorance people will support this 1diotic P1G sam george.
PRAMPRAM PEOPLE VAVE VOTED FOR A PRIMITIVE PIG TO BE THEIR MP, TWEAAAAA!!!
This is exactly what happens when you cast your Preciouse vote for inexperienceeed babies with a very sharrrrp teeeth, I pityyy those whose who voted for you at Ningo Prampram, ET Mensah is vindicated, Sam Tarrrzan George 😏😏😏😏😏
SOME NPP primitive MPs started all these. Watch the video and you will see one of those primitive NPP MPs wearing a long muslim dress crossing over the the NDC trying to slap someone among the NDC MPs. I won't be surprised if that particular MP is from Kumasi where they always take the law into their own hands.
Were you voted there to make laws or to defend yourself,this are the same people going from one radio to another just disrespecting elderly all because ndc.
This is what we get if the likes of Sam George are voted to represent us in Parliament. Protecting yourself indeed. So after the days session does it mean members can't cross to other side even to talk to friends on the other side? God be our help
Sam George did you say you wanted to protect yourself?You looked more like an enraged hippopotamus to me.This Ayariga man that you think you must protect, the man has a lot of issues to answer to. There is the issue of the tractors,the encyclopaedias and his last minute signing of certain contracts.If I were him I'd pretend I don't have a mouth.
This Sam George is a lunat1c who found his way to parliament through the back door hence his behavior.
Sam George!! E.T.Mensah was right!! You really are a H.O.O.L.I.G.A.N. I pity those who voted for you!! Tweaaaaaaaaa
bunch of f00..ls