Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, is expected to appear before the Privileges Committee on Friday, May 27, 2022, a Ranking Member on the Committee, Ricketts Kweku Hagan, has revealed.
According to him, the Committee has officially written to the female MP and two others who have been referred to them over their absence in the House beyond the required number of days.
He further disclosed that the Members of Parliament for Ayawaso Central, Henry Quartey and Assin North Kennedy Agyapong are expected to appear on May 26 and May 31 respectively.
“25th, which is tomorrow, is when we will have the maiden meeting. 26th which is a Thursday is when we will invite the first MP in the name of Henry Quartey who will be the first person. At the moment, it will be in-camera meeting, but obviously, tomorrow’s meeting will put all the modalities together as to exactly how we are going to conduct it. But [the] invitation has gone out as far as I am concerned.
“The 27th which is a Friday is Adwoa Safo, the 31st which is the following Tuesday will be Kennedy Agyapong.”
‘As far as I am concerned, I have not been informed by the Clerk that they have said they can’t come or whatever, so I assume that if they have received the invite, then we expect to see them. Only Hon. Kennedy Agyapong is the one that I know has asked for permission which myself and the Chairman discussed and we obliged that he can have that,” he stated.
When asked if an MP fails to appear as expected, he said, “Well, that is contempt of the House, straightaway. If you do that you are further complicating your situation, because we are on obligation here to obey the law and the Constitution of this country, and a Member of Parliament should know better, and this is a very serious matter to do with your being here in the House or not.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana