The National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has been summoned by Parliament to appear before it on Thursday, November 9, 2023.
His appearance is to provide the house with information regarding the reported military attacks on residents of Garu and Tempane in the Upper East Region.
This decision comes in the wake of an incident where more than 50 people were hospitalized following alleged acts of violence by military personnel against the Garu residents during the weekend.
The alleged military attack is said to be in retaliation for an earlier assault on National Security operatives by a vigilante group in Garu.
In response to calls from Members of Parliament for an investigation into the matter, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament who was presiding over the proceedings at the time the issue was raised, directed the National Security Minister to provide a briefing to the legislators on November 9, 2023.
He stated, “At the moment, what I want to do is to invite the Minister to appear before the entire house, come and brief us. Perhaps, the information we have may differ from what the Minister knows. Therefore, let us invite the Minister to appear before the house, and he will brief us, and we will proceed from there.”
“So, I am requesting that the Minister appear before the house on Thursday, the 9th of November 2023, to brief the house regarding the issues related to the events in Garu and Tempane.”
