The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuem George Mireku Duker brought the gas cylinder to show as an exhibit during the debate on the 2018 budget.
He brought the gas cylinder to show as an exhibit during the debate on the 2018 budget.
During the debate, the MP pulled the cylinder from under his desk to support his argument for government’s cylinder re-circulation programme to be rolled out soon.
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After the MP lifted the cylinder the deputy Minority Leader James Klutse Avedzi protested, arguing the cylinder is an “offensive weapon”.
Avedzi urged the First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu to allow for the object to be removed from the Chamber because it puts the lives of others in danger.
However, the Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu argued that the cylinder was without gas, the Speaker ruled that the cylinder even without gas can serve as a weapon.
He questioned why the Marshals in Parliament allowed the MP to carry the object into the Chamber before ordering for the gas cylinder to be removed from the House.
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The debate on the budget ends today, November 24, 2017.
