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Opposition MPs who characterised a new entrant as a \u201cbloody \nwidow\u201d cannot be identified for possible punishment after the \ndescription was deemed distasteful and insensitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Office of the Clerk of Parliament says despite viewing the \nfootage in Parliament on that day, it could not identify the MPs who \nheld the placards with the boldly written inscription \u201cbloody \nwidow\u201d during a swearing-in ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That term was targeted at Lydia Alhassan said to be the widow of New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon Emmanuel Agyarko who died November 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were bloody scenes in the ensuing by-election on 31st<\/sup> January 2019 during which at least 15 persons were hospitalised. She was declared winner<\/a> after the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the party of her main rival, pulled out of the two-horse race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But feeling hard done in the polls, the NDC boycotted her swearing-in\n on Febuary 6, 2019 citing the bloody circumstances surrounding her \nvictory as another sign of insecurity under the Akufo-Addo government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NDC placards however attracted backlash from sections of the public and on social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joe Owusu sitting in for Prof. Mike \nOquaye ordered invesitgations into the incident for the particular MPs \nto be hauled before the Privileges committee of Parliament. This was \nafter the Minority leadership refused to apologise for the ct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an astonishing claim, the Office of the Clerk of Parliament have \nfound the footage unable to depict the MPs showing the \u2018distasteful\u2019 \nplacards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supporting this claim, the Deputy Majority leader Adwoa Safo said the\n identification has been impossible. \u201cIndeed they have the tape but the \nindentfication of the specific members has been a challenge\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dome-Kwabenya MP said Parliament will rely on videos taken by media houses during the swearing-in ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opposition MPs who characterised a new entrant as a \u201cbloody widow\u201d cannot be identified for possible punishment after the description was deemed distasteful and insensitive. 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