This was after the Speaker had advised the leadership of the largest opposition party
MPs, to apologise on behalf of their colleagues, which they refused, saying it was
against the standing orders of Parliament.
The Speaker therefore asked the Clerk of Parliament to go for tapes or video
recordings of Tuesday’s parliamentary proceedings to identify MPs involved to
be hauled before the privileges committee, after calling the newly elected widow,
who contested for the seat his late husband occupied some two months ago
as “bloody”.
The Minority in Parliament, made up of Members of Parliament representing the
National Democratic Congress (NDC), walked out of Parliament on Tuesday in
protest against the electoral violence that characterised the election of Ms. Alhassan,
resulting in the action taken by the Speaker.