News:
January 31, 2025
The Minority at a press conference on Friday, 31st January, 2025 and addressed by the Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin said they will not surrender to intimidation by the Majority with the verbal attack suffered yesterday.
According to him, last night, but for the vigilance of the police to escort them out, the thugs in the premises who support the NDC Majority would have attacked them; and commended the police for their professionalism.
Again, we are concerned by the attempt by the majority to disregard pre-sitting agreements on the number of nominees to appear before the committee.
Yesterday we had agreement to have three nominees for the day but change to four and later five; after that, we only saw that they wanted to smuggle Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in; he was fully dressed with the wife and family members and other regional minister who have not been programmed but they came to the committee.
“The Majority worn an election and they are to govern together with us; we will not allow them to use their majority to intimidate us; it will not happen, we are not going to boycott any proceedings. It is not part of us, we will stay in and protest; we have been in government before and we know governance; we will not obstruct government business”.
He further added that the Minority is at the risk of criticism from their own party members for not taking Mahama’s appointees through critical questioning; we believe it’s better to have the president have his ministers in place early rather than leave the Ministry for civil servants to run.
Again, we have invited memos fourteen days ahead of the appointment Committees public hearing, we have cooperated with the Majority side greatly, he stated.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com