Lawmakers suspended over Parliament scuffle

Chaos erupted in Ghana's Parliament late on Thursday, with lawmakers destroying furniture, and pushing and shoving each other. Police were called into the meeting, held to vet Ghana's new ministerial appointments, as MPs damaged tables and microphones, BBC News reports. The vetting committee had disagreed over a number of issues, with some accusing opposition MPs of dragging out the process in order to settle political scores. On Friday, the vetting committee's chairman apologised to the Ghanaian public, calling it ‘totally unacceptable’. More than five hours were spent on vetting just one nominee. Members of the vetting committee ended up on their feet; shouting, pushing and shoving each other and upturning tables. As a result, the Speaker of Parliament suspended four lawmakers for two weeks.

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