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Afigya Kwabre North Member of Parliament (MP), Collins Adomako-Mensah, has rendered an apology to Ghanaians over the misconduct of the Members of Parliament while deliberating on the 2022 budget.

Some members of the Minority turned on the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, popularly called Joe Wise, who was sitting in for the Speaker, Alban Sumana Bagbin as the Majority and Minority gathered in their chambers to argue out on whether or not the budget had been approved.

This was after the Majority voted for the budget to negate its earlier rejection by the Minority following a walkout by the Majority.

A Minority member pulled the Speaker's seat as a sign of protest against the Deputy Speaker presiding over proceedings in the House.

Speaking on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' programme, Hon. Adomako-Mensah bemoaned the attitude of his colleagues MPs who engaged in the commotion in the House.

He described the conduct as unacceptable and pleaded with the citizenry saying, "allow me to apologize on behalf of myself and colleague Members of Parliament that the scene that occurred, the international organizations and everyone was watching, it was quite embarrassing. So, forgive us. We believe, going forward, such things won't happen again''.

He, however, clarified that there is no acrimony between the Majority and Minority in Parliament and that what happened in Parliament was just out of control.

"In fact, when you come to Parliament, that's not how we conduct ourselves. When you come to the Committee, we have very cordial relationship. I mean 90 percent of the things we do at Committee level is consensus," he said.