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The minority leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, advocates an increase in the security detachment assigned to members of Parliament.
This follows the death of his colleague, MP, Ekow Quansah Hayford, from the Mfantseman constituency, who was attacked by robbers on Friday, October 9.
According to Mr. Iddrisu, Mr. Hayford’s death is due to the lack of adequate protection and security for members of Parliament.
“Our security will have to be high, as has been argued and requested. Sometimes when we ask for this, the public thinks we are asking too much, ”he said on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday.
To support his argument, the deputy from Tamale South referred to the case of the late Member of Parliament JB Danquah, who was stabbed to death on the night of Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at his Shiite residence in Accra.
Iddrisu said it is unfortunate that the perpetrators of that crime have not yet been punished in accordance with the law.
He explained that circumstances such as these murders show the dangers to which parliamentarians are exposed in their line of work.
“It has been one of the main concerns of Speaker Mike Ocquaye on how to improve the security of MPs, the House committee will have to take a look at it immediately.”
He asked the Inspector General of Police to “act with all his might and commission and investigate the circumstances that led to the death” of his fellow deputy.
