Vetting chaos: Dafeamekpor explains what caused his near fisticuff with Tampuli

Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has explained his involvement in the chaos which ensued in Parliament on January 30 during some ministerial vetting.

The South Dayi MP was seen in videos which captured the chaotic scene holding unto the shirt of Gushegu MP, Hassan Tampuli while the latter also held unto his fugu with both dragging each other and arguing.

Speaking in an interview on TV3’s Hot Issues, Dafeamekpor explained that he was only trying to prevent his colleague, an MP from Western North from being injured by Hassan Tampuli.

According to him, the Western North MP together with Hassan Tampuli were positioned between two tables which had cracks and could cause severe injuries.

Sensing the danger, Dafeamekpor narrated that he intervened to avoid any harm as his colleague MP from the Western North Region was exposed to the danger created by the cracks of the table and was being pushed back by the Gushegu MP.

He said upon his intervention, Hassan Tampuli then held unto his ‘Fugu’ while he also held unto his shirt, urging them to stop the disorder.

He said had he not intervened, the MP would have suffered back fractures or would have been seriously injured.

“I was trying to prevent my colleague from Western North from being hurt by Tampuli. He was pressing him. His back was faced towards one of the tables.

“The first table has been pulled apart so he was positioned in between the first table and the second table.

“Because the first one has been pulled apart, there was a big crack as in space, so Tampuli was ensconced there with him.

“And I was standing by Akandoh and I saw what was happening to him. If I had not gone to his aid, he would have suffered some back fractures, I don’t know what would have happened to him,” he stated.

“So I went there to keep him from the grips of Tampuli and he held unto my Fugu and I said my brother, we are both lawyers, we can’t fight over this. If you disagree, walk away,” he added.

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