Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has raised alarm about the safety of lawmakers and Parliamentary Service members, pointing to a rise in attacks by unidentified individuals within the parliamentary enclave.
During the inauguration of the Parliamentary Service Board for the ninth Parliament, Bagbin urged the Majority Leader to focus on improving security within the House’s premises.
The Speaker disclosed that intruders had previously gained access to Parliament’s grounds, attacking members and staff, and often fleeing by scaling the perimeter wall into the nearby forest.
“There remain certain challenges that need to be addressed. One of these challenges is to secure the parliamentary enclave, to ensure that safety and security of members and staff. It’s been a very worrying matter for parliament for some time now, we are actually very insecure here. We are no safe and sometimes people can jump in and attack members and staff. And anytime there is an attempt to apprehend them, they scale over the wall, and you can’t get them because the forest is just closed by,” he said.
He stressed the importance of enhancing security within the parliamentary precinct to ensure the effective operation of the legislature.
