Parliament on Friday tampered justice with mercy and pardoned former Hitz FM presenter Blakk Rasta after he alleged that about 80% of the Members smoke Marijuana (Wee).
On Friday the Privileges Committee hauled him to the Bar of Parliament and asked him to apologise again infront of the whole House, even though he had earlier apologised to the MPs.
[contextly_sidebar id=”0Bwa5bQbe5WH72UfGVZ35ijQkFI7dOGj”]After his apology, the Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho asked Blakk Rasta to “go and sin no more,” saying “we shall be watching you.”
Prior to his pardon several other MPs including Majority Leader, Alban Bagbin and Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu asked the House to accept Blakk Rasta’s apology.
The Minority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu welcomed the apology saying he has been persuaded by Blakk Rasta’s “body language.”
“If he is sincere and genuine with what he is telling us, from now on we’ll all be watching and as the good book says by their fruits we shall know them” the Suame MP said.
How the story unfolded:
June 18, 2015: Parliament summons Blakk Rasta for alleging that about 80% or more of Ghana’s legislators “might have used marijuana before or are using it.”
June 22, 2015: Parliament officially invites Blakk Rasta in a letter signed by Ebenezer Ahumah Djietotror, Principal Assistant Clerk of the Privileges Committee.
– Editor of the Daily Searchlight Newspaper, Ken Kuranchie was also invited to Parliament’ Privileges Committee for publishing Blakk Rasta’s claims in his newspaper.
June 24, 2015: Deputy Ranking Member of the Committee Nana Amoako assured that they will be fair to Blakk Rasta.
June 25, 2015: Blakk Rasta apologised to Members of Parliament saying his comments came in “on the spur of the moment” and on heat.
June 28, 2015: Reggae musician and radio host, Blakk Rasta is apparently not out of the woods yet, after Deputy Majority Leader, Alfred Agbesi hinted that Parliament is likely to punish him despite an apology from him.
July 6, 2015: Controversial radio personality Blakk Rasta resigned from Hitz FM after eight years with the station saying he felt betrayed by his employers.
– On that same day, self acclaimed dance hall king, Shatta Wale has taken to social media to mock controversial radio personality Blakk Rasta for quitting his job at Hitz FM.
Shatta called him a liar for making unsubstantiated claims on his show, Taxi Driver.
July 24, 2015:Blakk Rasta was hauled before the Bar of Parliament to apologise again before he was pardoned.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana