NDC MPs set to hold crunch meeting over Bagbin security issue
Minority legislators are scheduled to hold a crunch meeting pertaining to the withdrawal of some soldiers who were part of the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin Security operatives.
This move by the Minority was disclosed by the legislator for Banda, Ahmed Ibrahim,
The Member of the Defence Committee was shocked at the news of the removal of the security operatives.
“This came to us a great shock,” he said, adding that “this is the time we all need to come together to work on security.
“We are surprised as a minority to hear government withdrawing the military detachment of the speaker. The speaker is number three, even the EC chair is using about ten Military personnel. So if the Speaker duly requested for four and they have been on duty for over one year, the questions is what has changed? It raises security questions.”
He added “It is president Akufo-Addo who has withdrawn the military detachment, he is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The Minority will meet on Monday.”
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has initially explained that the four soldiers who have been withdrawn from the Office of the Speaker of Parliament were attached to that particular office without proper procedure.
Hence the decision to withdraw them while efforts are made to regularise their attachment, a statement said.
“The under-named military personnel were attached to the Office of the Rt Honourable Speaker of Parliament without the proper procedure,” the statement signed by the Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, NP Andoh to the Speaker said.
“It is humbly requested that the personnel are withdrawn with effect from 14 January 2022 while efforts are made to regularise their attachment.”
By: Stella Annan | myactiveonline.com Twitter @activetvgh
