The Minister for Interior Ambrose Dery has announced that all Members of Parliament will be given personal bodyguards to protect them.

He also announced that henceforth some 200 police personnel will be deployed to Parliament to protect individual MPs.

This was announced after a close-door meeting meant to brief Parliamentarians on the plans for them over security.

Ambrose Dery speaking to the media after the meeting said plans are in place to improve security.

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The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye on Friday summoned Interior Minister Ambrose Dery to appear before the house.

This was as a result of the killing of Mfantseman MP Ekow Quansah Hayford.

The lawmaker was shot and killed instantly on a road last week, with the initial reports linking the shocking death to a possible robbery case and his death has generated a lot of talks.