21.7 C
Sierra Leone
Thursday, September 28, 2023

All MPs Must Get Security Personnel – Hon. Tholley

HomeAYV NewsAll MPs Must Get Security Personnel – Hon. Tholley

All MPs Must Get Security Personnel – Hon. Tholley

Date:

Related stories

Finance minister advocates for low-income countries at UNGA

AYV News, September 26, 2023 Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance,...

Police arrests alleged notorious drug cartel owner

AYV News, September 26, 2023 In a meticulously executed covert...

JIT Capital Group, GPFI Nigeria business strategic retreat

AYV News, September 26, 2023 The Board of Directors and...

China assures Sierra Leone of strong bi-lateral relations

AYV News, September 26, 2023 Chinese Vice President, Han Zheng...

 

His statement in the Well of Parliament (and in an interview with this press) on Thursday 3rd March 2016 was made under Standing Order (SO) 23 (Personal Explanation) following a reported attack by thieves at his residence.

 “My entire family and I were put under complete stress,” he narrated his ordeal and implored the House of Parliament to consider providing security for all MPs.

He said: “my lamentation is that, MPs are really not given the rights they deserve as compared to other MPs in other part of the world. We make Ministers but believe you me all Ministers have private or government security but no single MP in this nation has one security, supposed they would have killed me that day,” he expressed.

Latest stories

Subscribe

- Never miss a story with notifications

- Gain full access to our premium content

- Browse free from up to 5 devices at once