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Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has made a passionate appeal to Parliament, urging the Speaker to immediately summon the Interior Minister for a closed-door briefing following a series of killings across the country.
“It is very sad today, our colleague related a sad matter - killings of innocent citizens - and Speaker, I say this with a heavy heart,” he said on the floor of Parliament Friday, July 25.
These & many more happenings should let the interior minister and, for that matter, the national security of our country rise up beyond the normal business as usual..
— Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh (@FAnnohDompreh) July 24, 2025
This is not looking NORMAL...
Deep,deep condolences to the families...@Afia_Dimple @JDMahama pic.twitter.com/fwNgRuIPGM
He described the recent developments as deeply troubling, revealing that bodies of missing persons are being found just days after their disappearance.
“We have been reading news of people going missing, and the next day or two, their bodies are found. We’ve read a number of them. I can cite them, but it is a national security matter, and I need to be cautious how I relate to it.”
Calling for action under Order 60, Annoh-Dompreh requested the Speaker to urgently invite the Interior Minister — and potentially the National Security Minister — to meet with lawmakers behind closed doors.
“So now I want to come under Order 60 and pray that we invite the Minister for Interior and the national security not to meet us at plenary. You should meet us at close seating.”
He warned that the killings are ongoing and require immediate attention.
“Even yesterday, we had two killings again, in the Ashanti region. Even today, it has happened again. Then we can have a closed session for him to brief us. We may also have some good suggestions.”
Hon.@FAnnohDompreh request for the summon of the interior Minister on the floor of Parliament to answer questions on recent rise in killings and kidnappings.
— SOLOMON AMOAKO (@AmoakoKwam) July 25, 2025
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He emphasised the importance of Members of Parliament contributing to the national response with information from their constituencies.
“We are representing various constituencies, and Members of Parliament may be carrying unique and diverse information which could be made available to aid the work and operation of the Minister.”
For him, this is a line Parliament cannot ignore.
“So I think this is a matter. We can’t, as a people’s representatives, we can’t cross over. And I pray that the Speaker invites the Interior Minister to meet colleagues at a closed sitting.”
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