Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has declined to refer Dr.

Nana Ayew Afriyie, the Effiduase-Asokore MP, to the Privileges Committee.

This follows yesterday's clash over the refusal to hear an urgent statement on the ongoing nurses' strike.

The decision comes amid escalating tensions between the Minority and the First Deputy Speaker, Bernard Ahiafor, whose handling of the issue sparked a near-physical confrontation in the House.