Blakk Rasta has been ordered by the Speaker to appear before Parliament. The Marshall has facilitated his entry.

Blakk Rasta has apologised again surrounded by MPs who are peering at the rasta man standing in the middle of the chamber facing the Speaker.

The Minority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has welcomed the radio presenter's apology saying he has been persuaded by his "body language".

If he is sincere and genuine with what he is telling us, from now on we hall be watching and as the good book says by their fruits we shall know them" the Suame MP says.

The Majority Leader Alban Bagbin says let's forgive him. He says to forgive is divine.

The Speaker of Parliament  Edward Doe Adjaho has warned him and vowed "we shall be watching you" "go and sin no more".

Blakk Rasta is ushered out. He looks relieved after a subdued posture. The reggae musician has been in parliament since morning and sat through every deliberation until his issue was called up.

Earlier, some MPs indicated that the artiste be punished because he only sounded apologetic after the Privileges Commitee played his comments back to him.

Blakk Rasta was carried high after the first encounter with the Privileges Committee

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Former Hitz FM presenter Blakk Rasta has appeared before the Bar of the House for his wee smoking comment against Members of Parliament.

In a subtle attempt to make a scapegoat of the presenter he has been made to stand in the Chamber of the House throughout the proceedings and made to apologise for the comment.

This was the recommendation made by the Privileges Committee of Parliament.

The Committee in arriving at its conclusion said that the controversial presenter did not show any remorse when the story broke and only decided to apologise after his tape was replayed for him when he was brought before the Privileges Committee.

Chairman of the Committee Ebo Barton Odro also berated Multimedia for not being proactive enough in dealing with the issue.

Blakk Rasta in an interview on Hitz FM accused members of Parliament of smoking marijuana.

According to him, about 80 per cent of MPs smoke the illegal substance and wanted the law makers to legalise the use of marijuana.

When he was invited to appear before the Privileges Committee to substantiate the comment he made, he denied ever saying that the MPs smoked the substance. He explained that the MPs used marijuana and not necessarily smoked it.

But when the tape was played during the hearing at the Privileges Committee it was evident that Rasta had made the comment for which he was hauled before the Committee.

Blakk Rasta at the Privileges Committee

Together with his lawyer they apologised for the comment. Rasta said he was on "heat" at the time of the comment and did not intend to impugn the integrity of Parliament.

The Committee after assessing the conduct and the behaviour of presenter before, during and after hearing has recommended that he be brought before the Bar of Parliament.

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