Withdrawal of Bagbin’s military detail was right – Dominic Nitiwul
Dominic Nitiwul, Ghana’s Defense Minister has justified the Military leadership’s decision to withdraw the military detail of Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin. The Defense Minister said the Military did nothing wrong in withdrawing their protection for the third gentleman of the land.
Some have criticized the governing New Patriotic Party over the withdrawal labelling it as selective, since the former Speaker, Prof. Mike Oquaye enjoyed protection from the military.
But answering an urgent question in Parliament, Dominic Nitiwul said the military’s action was right.
“I support the withdrawal of military protection for the Speaker. It was duly communicated to the Office of the Speaker, and as I said, once his security is assessed and there is a need for us to make sure that it is done, we will not hesitate.”
In January 2022, the Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces wrote to Parliament saying four military officers attached to the office of the Speaker of Parliament were without proper procedure.
The officers, WO1 Jafaru Bunwura, WOII Apugiba Awine David, S/Sgt Agbley Prosper and Sgt. Bonney Prince has been serving Bagbin’s office since he became Speaker in January 2021.
The Majority at the time rubbished claims that the withdrawal of the military personnel was an attempt to gag Mr Bagbin.
