Sekyi Hughes erred.

The Parliamentary Service Board (PSB) has officially faulted the ex-Speaker of the House, Mr Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes, for illegally taking away furnishings from his official residence after the end of his tenure. In its reaction to the ex-Speaker's response to an ad hoc committee report on the affair, the PSB also expressed regret at Mr Hughes's conduct; noting that he did it without authority. "The PSB regrets the conduct of the former Speaker in relation to the issue on furnishings and disposal of same without proper authority," it said. An official statement signed-by the Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Mr Jones Kugblenu, said: "The board has decided that the former Speaker should return all the items to the official residence of the Speaker within 10 days to enable the board to conclude this regrettable matter." The 10-day ultimatum is expected to expire by Friday next week. It explained that the board's attention was drawn to the matter on Thursday, March 12 during its first meeting and, it subsequently enquired from the former Speaker about the whereabouts of the items.According to the statement, since the board received evasive responses from the ex-Speaker, it scheduled an emergency meeting to decide on its next line of action.