Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has advised the Member of Parliament who made the ‘daughter of a murderer’ comment during proceedings in Parliament last month to own up within a week.
Alban Bagbin on Tuesday, March 4 directed an immediate formal investigation to identify the MP who made the comment.
During parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday, February 4, a male voice was heard shouting, “Daughter of a murderer, sit down! Daughter of a murderer, sit down!” referring to the Klottey Korle MP, Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings while she was making a submission on the floor of the House.
Receiving a petition in Parliament from the Volta Diaspora Caucus who organised a protest on Tuesday demanding an apology from the MP responsible for the comment, Bagbin said a lot of work has been done and urged the member responsible to own up.
“A lot of work has been done, and I urge the member responsible to own up,” he said.
He added: “I advise the member responsible to within the week show honesty and plead than wait for outcome of investigations.”
Bagbin further condemned the comment describing it as “unwarranted, unjustified and deeply offensive, reckless remark.”
“I strongly condemn it as a behaviour unbefitting of a Member of Parliament,” Alban Bagbin added.
The Volta Diaspora Caucus on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 also petitioned the Speaker to investigate the matter.
According to the Speaker, the member responsible when found “guilty of defamation… will be liable to be reprimanded or suspended for a period not exceeding 9 months or expelled from Parliament altogether.”
Speaker orders formal investigation to identify MP who made ‘daughter of a murderer’ comment
