The Ministry of National Security has refuted the allegation of the withdrawal of security detail provided to the Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament has his security detail intact as required by the constitution of the republic of Ghana.
In a press statement dated Saturday 15th January 2022, the Ministry noted, there has been a wild social media outcry over a withdrawal of the Speaker’s Military personnel assigned to the office of the Speaker of Parliament which has no iota of truth.
The ministry further stated, this allegation was a s a result of a leaked correspondence between the Chief of Staff, of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Office of the Speaker of Parliament whose content has been misinterpreted.
“The Ministry of National Security would like to place on record that, contrary to the aforesaid misinterpretation, all requisite resources including logistics logistics and personnel required for the full protection of the Speaker has been provided” – the statement pointed out.
The Ministry has therefore appealed to the Ghanaian populace to disregard any such publications misleading and misinterpreting the said correspondence to the Speaker.
Finally, the Ministry of National Security retreated “There has neither been a withdrawal of security detail nor reduction in the security strength of Parliament”
