{
  "id": 18001205,
  "title": "Abu Jinapor’s removal ‘unfair and high-handed’ – Minority Leader to Speaker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/abu-jinapors-removal-unfair-and-high-handed-minority-leader-to-speaker",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T18:10:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/abu-jinapors-removal-unfair-and-high-handed-minority-leader-to-speaker/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has expressed discontent over Speaker Alban Bagbin's decision to remove Damongo MP Samuel Abu Jinapor from the Chamber. The Minority Leader dismissed the action as \"high-handed,\" asserting that Members of Parliament are not required to substantiate allegations before bringing them to the House's attention. Instead, their duty involves raising concerns for further investigation by relevant parliamentary committees. Speaking to the press on November 3, Afenyo-Markin urged the Majority Leader to consider Jinapor's comments and initiate a process for investigation rather than demanding his withdrawal. The controversy erupted after Jinapor accused Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa of selling diplomatic passports, subsequently ordered by the Speaker to retract the allegation. Jinapor was removed from the Chamber by a Parliamentary Marshal after refusing to comply with the Speaker's directive. The Minority caucus joined him in solidarity. However, Afenyo-Markin questioned why the Speaker proceeded with the order for Jinapor's removal, given that he had reportedly withdrawn the statement. He emphasized that parliamentary proceedings should afford members the chance to raise matters of public concern, particularly allegations necessitating scrutiny by pertinent committees. According to Afenyo-Markin, the appropriate response to the allegations against Ablakwa should have been initiating an investigation to establish the facts. He contended that the Majority Leader should have acknowledged the concerns raised and supported a process through which the relevant parliamentary committee could examine the allegations.",
  "summary": "Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has criticised Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin over the decision to order the removal of Damongo MP Samuel Abu Jinapor from the Chamber, describing the action as high-handed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}