Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga is calling for disciplinary action against New Patriotic Party (NPP) backbenchers following their continued silence over an offensive remark made in Parliament earlier this year.
Speaking on the floor of the House on Tuesday, May 27, after Parliament resumed sitting, Mr.
Ayariga urged that all NPP backbenchers present on the day in question be referred to the Privileges Committee for investigation over what he described as a "breach of privilege." According to him, despite a one-week ultimatum from the Speaker of Parliament for the person responsible to own up, no one has taken responsibility, insisting that the majority caucus will not leave the matter unresolved. "The majority caucus will demand that all the NPP members of the backbench who were sitting in the direction where the unsavory statement came from, should be referred to the Privileges Committee for investigation of a contempt to breach of the privileges of a member," he stated.
Reiterating the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus's stance, Mr Ayariga condemned the remark and described it as a disgraceful moment in the House's recent history.
