{"id":16452,"date":"2022-11-17T12:37:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T12:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/proposed-select-commiteegovernment-spokesperson-takes-on-parliament-calls-mps-nutters"},"modified":"2022-11-17T14:06:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T14:06:16","slug":"proposed-select-commiteegovernment-spokesperson-takes-on-parliament-calls-mps-nutters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/proposed-select-commiteegovernment-spokesperson-takes-on-parliament-calls-mps-nutters","title":{"rendered":"PROPOSED SELECT COMMITEE:Government Spokesperson takes on Parliament, calls MPs nutters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Alpheous Nxumalo, the Government Spokesperson says he is more than ready to appear before the proposed Parliament Select Committee, he labelled Members of Parliament(MPs) as nutters.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A nutter is a person who behaves in a foolish manner and mentally challenged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m ready as of yesterday to appear before those nutters&#8221;,he said in a message sent to this journalist.<\/p>\n<p>The Government Spokesperson was reacting to an article published by the press earlier on Wednesday, where Lobamba Lomdzala MP Marwick Khumalo suggested inside Parliament that Nxumalo must appear before a Select Committee,and explain what he meant when he said MPs were usurping King\u2019s powers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr Speaker,I request your office to warn this person you call Government Spokesperson.As MPs, we were in a caucus discussing a matter that is within our jurisdiction,he then accused MPs of usurping King\u2019s powers.As you warn him Mr Speaker, I suggest that we appoint a Select Committee the where Government Spokesperson will explain the King\u2019s powers that are being usurped by Parliament,\u201dsaid the MP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. 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