Ghana: Four Lawmakers Suspended Over Fight in Ghana’s Parliament

Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended four lawmakers following a violent altercation during the vetting of ministerial nominees.

The clash erupted on Thursday evening when members of the vetting committee fought and damaged parliamentary furniture while screening nominees from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The tension stemmed from accusations by NDC lawmakers that their colleagues from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) were intentionally prolonging the…