The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament has agreed to a request by the National Intelligence Bureau’s (NIB) to release two Members of Parliament (MPs), Mustapha Yussif and Kwame Asare Obeng (A Plus), for investigations.
The MPs have been directed to appear before NIB officials for a preliminary interaction on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist Conference Room in Parliament.
This is contained in a letter addressed to the Director General of the National Intelligence Bureau dated April 2.
“Please refer to your letter dated the 25th of March 2025 in respect of a request for the release of Mustapha Yussif, MP tor Yagaba Kubori Constituency, and Kwame Asare Obeng (A Plus), MP for Gomoa Central Constituency. I am directed by the Rt Hon Speaker, to inform you that having regard to the limitations of Articles 117 and 118 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic, the existing protocols established with the security and intelligence agencies, and also the public interest, Parliament, in principle, agrees to the request in the above matter,” a part of the letter reads.
The letter signed by the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror stated that, “Accordingly, the Rt. Hon. Speaker has directed the Honourable Members to make themselves available for the preliminary interaction with your officials in Parliament, on Monday, 7th April 2025 at 10.00 am at the Sir. Emmanuel Charles Quist Conference Room, Office of the Speaker.”
It added that, “The Hon. Members will be requested to have their lawyers present at the interaction. Kindly have your officials contact the Legal Services Office for assistance on arrival for the meeting.”
The letter was, however, silent on the reasons for the request by the NIB for these MPs in particular.
Source: 3news.com
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