Majority blocks Akwatia MP from making statement insisting over conviction – MyJoyOnline

Majority in Parliament has blocked MP for Akwatia Ernest Yaw Kumi from making a statement in Parliament.

The caucus insists that a convict and someone a bench warrant has been issued against cannot be allowed to deliver a statement

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Mr. Kumi, who had an injunction placed against him barring him from being sworn in as a Member of Parliament, defied the order and took his oath on January 7.

Ernest Yaw Kumi reportedly appealed against the contempt of court conviction slapped on him by the High Court.

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