The chaos that erupted in Parliament during the vetting of ministerial nominees on January 30 has taken another dramatic turn as Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor opened up about his involvement.

Addressing the viral videos that captured him and Gushegu MP, Hassan Tampuli, locked in a tense exchange, Dafeamekpor insisted that his actions were meant to prevent a serious injury.

In an interview on TV3 monitored by MyNewsGh, he detailed what transpired, explaining that he was stepping in to protect a colleague from Western North who was in a vulnerable position.

“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.”

According to Dafeamekpor, his colleague was caught between two tables, one of which had already been pulled apart, making the situation even more dangerous.

“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 recalled.

In his attempt to separate the MPs and de-escalate the situation, Dafeamekpor found himself in a physical confrontation with Tampuli.

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

In the meantime, watch the story of the Ghanaian team that rode motorbikes from Accra to Dakar and back in 17 days, below: