News:
January 31, 2025
Vetting proceedings in parliament were disrupted in the night of Thursday, January 30, 2024.
The whole vetting process turned chaotic when the Minority refused to allow continuation of proceedings just after the Sports and Recreational Minister designate finished his turn.
The Majority wanted to continue the vetting process with the remaining two nominees scheduled for the day, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Health Minister-designate and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Foreign Affairs Minister-designate. But the Minority would have none of that.
The Melee got intense when Mr. Mintah Akandoh took the seat to take his oath for his vetting to start forcing the Minority to get to their feet in protest.
The confusion led to another moment of shame in Ghana’s Parliament as there were not only verbal exchanges but also destruction to properties at the place.
Prior to this development, the Minister-designate for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George was subjected to 5 hours of grilling with the Minority Leader and Ranking on the Committee, Alexander Afenyo-Markin alone spending about 3hours on the nominee.
It took the intervention of the Chair of the Committee, Bernard Ahiafor to cut short the Ranking Member to bring that part of the vetting to a close.
Dominic Shirimori/Ghanadistricts.com