Parliament yesterday postponed a decision on the Electronic Transfer Levy Bill (E-levy) to 9:00 this morning.
Voting on the Bill was suspended after the House was thrown into fisticuffs.
Blows were exchanged as Ghana’s legislators launched at each others’ faces.
Second Deputy Speaker Andrew Amoako Asiamah adjourned proceedings to Tuesday 9:00 am after confusion broke following First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu announcing his right to vote, which provoked the Minority members.
The Majority members had earlier accused Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin of deliberately shirking his official duties on Monday as they claimed no knowledge of his whereabouts in contravention of parliamentary procedure.
“The NDC’s determination to frustrate and obstruct government business has today been supported by the Speaker of Parliament who is the law sovereign of this House, who is the president of the House and considering the critical numbers, this is the time we expect Mr Speaker to live up to his own bona fide to the people of Ghana,” Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin told journalists.
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