The Marshal of Parliament, Lt Col. Samuel Kofi Owusu has asserted that enough security was provided during the vetting of ministerial nominees by the Appointments Committee on Thursday, January 30.

The clash between the majority and minority sides of the House during the vetting of ministerial nominees led to the destruction of public property, prompting the formation of the investigative committee by the Speaker, Alban Bagbin.

Testifying before the investigative committee probing the disturbances on Friday, January 30, Mr Owusu mentioned that enough security was provided during the sitting before the unfortunate incident. 

"We provided enough security at the committee sitting, I think we provided the necessary security for the committee meeting, but little did we know that it would go to the extent of damaging state property," the Marshal remarked.

According to the Marshal, the table’s cables were interconnected, and as the table was pulled, it caused the consoles placed on it to fall to the ground and break into pieces.

"The moment the table was pulled, because the cables were interconnected, that was when the consoles now fell from the table to hit the ground and shattered into pieces," he explained.

He added "As much as possible, we were also holding them in place so that they were destroyed."

Despite the effort of the security personnel to prevent any damage, the Marshal acknowledged that the situation took an unfortunate turn when one of the consoles fell and broke as the table was lifted.

"It was unfortunate that a particular console fell when the table was lifted and got broken," the Marshal stated, expressing regret over the incident that led to the destruction of government property.