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I don’t owe journalists an apology – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said he is not obliged to apologise for reporting the perceived misconduct of journalists to the Speaker of Parliament.

The Speaker, Professor Mike Oquaye, on Wednesday summoned the Dean of the Parliamentary Press Corps and the Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, following a complaint from Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.

He complained that journalists abandoned proceedings in the House and gave audience to the Member of Parliament for Ellembele, Emmanuel Armah Buah, who had concerns about the Energy Sector component of the State of the Nation Address.

Some members of the parliamentary press corps subsequently expressed their displeasure about the development and asked the leadership of the House to apologise.

Mr. Mensah-Bonsu however said calls for an apology were unfounded. Already some have interpreted the Speaker’s decision as an attempt to stop them from discharging their duties.

However, Parliament in a statement released on Wednesday clarified that the Speaker’s decision was not aimed at stopping the media from doing their work.

The Speaker reiterated today that he was not seeking to gag the media.In his ruling on the complaint, the Speaker indicated that he would not hesitate to take action against journalists if due coverage is not given to the proceedings of the plenary.

Source:Fiilafmonline/CitiNews

 

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