For the safety of the Members of Parliament themselves it was necessary for the National Security to have deployed the military to parliament on Tuesday, October 22, a governance expert Professor Baffuor Agyeman-Duah, has said.Prof Agyeman-Duah stated that it was the duty of the state security to ensure the safety of all persons in Parliament including the lawmakers."I don't have problems with the military deployment to Parliament," he said on the Big Issue on TV3 on Tuesday, October 22.Meanwhile, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) had stated that it has noted with concern the circulation of media reports suggesting that military personnel were deployed to the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) to interfere with proceedings of Parliament during its Fifth Meeting of the Fourth Session.This is contained in a press release signed by the Director General of Public Relation, Col E.
Aggrey-Quashie, dated October 22."GAF wishes to emphatically state that these reports are false and should be treated with the utmost contempt.
Such misinformation among other things tarnishes the reputation of GAF," Col Aggrey-Quashie wrote.Bagbin, through the Clerk of Parliament formally requested security assistance from GAF for routine Canine and Bomb Sweeps of the Chamber."This standard procedure is conducted on the first sitting day of the week, typically Tuesdays, whenever Members of Parliament convene outside the traditional Parliament House.
It is essential to clarify that GAF personnel were not present at the Grand Arena to interfere with Parliamentary proceedings.