The Speaker of , Alban Bagbin, has cautioned Members of that privileges they enjoy does not offer them an absolute protection from lawful inquiry.
Delivering a statement at the commencement of the second meeting of the Ninth on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, he clarified that parliamentary impunity is meant to safeguard the independence of the legislature. "The immunities granted to this House and its members are designed to protect the independence of the legislature, not to obstruct justice. "These provisions are institutional safeguards, and they were never intended as escape routes for honourable members.
Our position on this is unnegotiable as will not stand by while members are subjected to unlawful or politically motivated persecution.
But neither will offer protection to those who seek to misuse its privileges to frustrate legitimate investigations", he remarked.
