Kweku Baako has appealed to Parliament to be soft on the Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga after being cited for contempt in the Parliamentary bribery scandal.
The Joe Ghartey Committee report on the scandal cited Mahama Ayariga for contempt of Parliament and further recommended that he apologizes to the House to purge him.
Following the presentation of the report to the Speaker of Parliament on Thursday, March 30, Mahama Ayariga was implored by the Speaker to render an unqualified apology which he hesitantly did.
But his apology seems to have rather infuriated some members of parliament because some believe he arrogantly ate humble pie.
While some Ghanaians are calling on the authorities of the House to expel him from the Legislative House to serve as deterrent to his colleagues, others like the Director of Elections of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo who appeared on Wednesday edition of Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' wants sleeping dogs to lie.
Addressing the issue on 'Kokrokoo', Mr. Baako also called on Parliament not to take harsh punitive measures against him.
According to him, expelling the Bawku Central MP would be extreme.
To him, Mr. Ayariga looked pathetic when he was called to respond to the report in Parliament.
He therefore suggested he should be made to give a "well-articulated" apology to the House to bring closure to the case.
“I don’t think that we should push the sanction level to that extreme. An apology well-done, well-articulated, sincere; maybe sufficient cure for mischief of this whole rumor driven allegation has brought.”
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Foooooolish Baako talk. Jimi jimi editor. Do you think your opinion is that important? Ayariga has to be sacked do deter future perpetrators.
Baako is only saying this because Ayariga is his friend. Go to hellllll Baako.
Why is it that a monkeylike goon like Napo calls someone ***barred word*** and mad and nobody sees nothing wrong with that rather calling on somebody who refused to take bribe to be expelled. And this is to all Northerners if you're going to fold your arms to be descriminated or allow this injustice to continue, in a couple of years we will have no place in this country. IF there is going to be continues injustices, there will never be peace in this country. Lets continue on this path and we will see what would be of this country. I'm ready to die for justice!!!
so what would had happen to Agyarko if he had being found culpable?
Kwaku Baako is off the mark with his assertion that expelling Mahama Ayariga will be extreme punishment. I strongly disagree. Mahama showed gross disrespect not only to the Speaker but also, to the house and the nation as a whole. It's the same insolence, arrogance and opulence that caused his party a humiliating defeat and sent them to the opposition. The Speaker should make example of Mahama Ayariga to deter others like Suhuyini and the babies with sharp teeth behaving like disinherited scions that parliament is to deal with the nation's pressing economic and social issues not as a place to throw temper tantrums.
I wud ve agreed with Kwaku Baako, if Ayariga had been remorseful when the speaker asked him to apologise to honourable house, but the way and manner he did was very shameful and gross disrespect to parliament. I think he should be expelled. Period!!