The driver whose car was hit by the Member of Parliament for Nanton, Mohammed Hardi Tuferu on Friday night, has described the settings that led to the occurrence.
The man, who asked to be referred to as Kwabena, informed in an interview on Monday that the incident occurred at 9:00pm on Ghana Institute of Journalism road, right from the Absa clubhouse.
“I work in Accra, I had closed from work and was on my way home. I normally use the GIJ route towards the Flagstaff house, around 9:00 pm that faithful evening, I was on my way home as usual. When I got to the Absa clubhouse junction which is a T-junction, the MP was coming from the SDA church [side], and I was making a left turn to join the Independence Avenue road. Before I realized, the MP’s car ran into mine and he hit my passenger side. Witnesses can testify that the MP was speeding.”
“I was a bit unconscious for a while, I struggled before I was able to come out. Within a few minutes, I heard voices, that was how I regained consciousness. By the time I was up, I was told he had been rushed out of the scene. A police officer, who said he was from Parliament, later came and gave me the MP’s number and said I could call. After that, a couple took me to the hospital.”
Kwabena
Kwabena added more descriptions to the brutality of the coincidence.
“My car is beyond repair. The impact was great, I do not know what he was speeding for. I believe it is God that saved me. If not that I managed to open my door, I would have been trapped in the car.”
Kwabena
The Member of Parliament for Nanton was involved in an accident ahead of a crucial vote on the government’s revenue bills, currently being considered by Parliament. The MP who is a member of the Majority Caucus was however sent to Parliament, via an ambulance to report to the leadership of the House and later sent to the hospital.
Nanton MP Stitched Up In Parliament’s Washroom
However, the Majority Chief Whip, Habib Iddrisu, shockingly revealed that the Member of Parliament for Nanton, Mohammed Hardi Tuferu, was stitched up in Parliament’s washroom after suffering a near-fatal accident on his way to vote for the passage of the three new tax bills.
Mohammed Tuferu’s car during the unfortunate accident, reportedly somersaulted several times before landing upside down.
The MP is reported to have suffered a deep cut on his forehead but was still taken to Parliament to vote, before he was taken to a hospital for further treatment.
Some Ghanaians have described the decision to rush the MP to Parliament after a near-fatal accident, as reckless and insensitive but speaking in an interview on Monday, April 3, Mr. Iddrisu said precautionary measures were taken, before the MP was sent to Parliament to participate in proceedings.
“The time we were taking the voice vote, he had come to Parliament and I put him in the washroom, we didn’t put him in the Chamber, we put him in the washroom and brought the nurses from Parliament and a doctor to attend to him. The Majority Leader came, and the nurses from Parliament came to attend to him in the washroom.
“He had minor bruises on his face, so they cleaned it up and even stitched it up. So, he was stitched in Parliament in the washroom.”
Habib Iddrisu
Moreover, Mr. Iddrisu discharged prerogatives that several other majority MPs were absent from Parliament. According to him, no MP was outside the country and nothing untoward was done to pass the government’s new tax bills.
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