The Minority in Parliament has issued an ultimatum to the President�s Director of Communications, Koku Anyidoho, to apologise to the Minority Chief Whip, Hon. Frederick Opare Ansah, before tomorrow, December 18, or face the consequences.
Failing to do so, Mr Opare Ansah and the Minority, are likely to ask Parliament to drag Mr. Anyidoho before the Privileges Committee of the House.
Mr. Anyidoho, who came under heavy criticism after descending heavily on the minority, or to be precise, the Member of Parliament for Suhum, made those comments in reaction to calls by the minority, that President Mills should come out with names of those persons whom Kwame Pianim had claimed attempted to bribe the President with �brown envelopes�. He also described the minority as �irresponsible�, bellicose, whimsical and capricious.
In addition, he also called the Honourable MP's stance as nonsensical.
The crux of the matter had to do with Hon Opare Ansah's view that impeachment proceedings could be initiated against the president in line with article 69 (1) of the 1992 constitution, if it is established that, indeed President Mills merely rejected the alleged bribe offer, but failed to report to the Police those people who attempted to bribe him, for prosecution.
But this intended action caused Mr. Anyidoho's outburst and vitriolic attacks on the integrity of the Minority.
Meanwhile, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ohene Ntow, says certainly the party will support the decision by the Minority, since people in responsible positions of public office should not be allowed to use such offensive language.
�I think that we need to avoid the occurrence of such behaviour in the future. For the officer involved to have used such language against members of Parliament, (a very vulnerable part of our government), I think this is the sort of thing that we need to take steps to avoid,� he told Citi FM.
The Minority Chief Whip nearly made a statement on the issue on the floor of parliament today, but was asked to hold on, until tomorrow, December 18, 2009.
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