Member of Parliament for Bodi, Sampson Ahi, has accused the Minority of intentionally disrupting proceedings to render the vetting process ungovernable on Thursday, January 30.
Appearing before the special committee investigating the vetting chaos on February 10, 2025, Mr. Ahi claimed that the Minority deliberately sought to obstruct government business.
“It seems to me that this Minority group do not want to stage a walkout. But they would make sure the place becomes ungovernable and ensure that nothing can go on,” he stated.
He further noted that while a walkout would have been a more acceptable form of protest, the Minority instead chose to create chaos, making it impossible for proceedings to continue.
“I don’t think now anybody can prescribe an antidote for this type of attitude. The best thing was for them to walk out, but they wouldn’t, and they will make sure that you cannot also work. Unless you ask the security to deal with them if they find themselves in such a situation, which I will not recommend,” he added.
Mr. Ahi stressed the need for Parliament to develop clear modalities and strategies to prevent such disruptions in the future.
“I believe that we should sit down as Parliament to try to fashion out some strategies and modalities going forward on how we will conduct business when it comes to such matters,” he suggested.
He also pointed out that the security arrangements were unprepared for the Minority’s conduct, indicating that they were caught off guard by the chaos.
