Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has issued a public apology following the government’s controversial attempt to amend the Road Traffic Regulations, which would have allowed Members of Parliament (MPs) and state officials to use sirens and be exempt from speed limits.

The proposed amendment sparked significant public outrage, prompting Bagbin to initially distance himself from the Legislative Instrument’s introduction in the house.

Here he is making a formal address to the Parliament House on Monday.