Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has issued an apology to Gifty Jiagge-Gobah, Clerk of the Appointments Committee, following his recent outburst during a vetting session. During the session, Afenyo-Markin accused the Clerk of bias and procedural lapses, with the Minority subsequently calling for her resignation over alleged unprofessional conduct.
Opposition MPs led by the Minority Leader claimed she displayed open allegiance to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), compromising the neutrality of the vetting process.
However, after Adaklu MP and Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, urged an apology during a parliamentary sitting on Tuesday, Afenyo-Markin expressed regret for his remarks. He admitted that his frustration led to an unprofessional reaction and acknowledged the need for decorum in parliamentary proceedings.
“Mr Speaker let me unreservedly say to the clerk to the Appointments Committee Mrs Gifty Jiaggae-Gobah I am sorry. Let me also say to her husband that my comments in terms of internal matters if as a husband he is traumatised by this, I hereby unreservedly apologise. To the children let me unreservedly say sorry to the children.
“Let me unreservedly say sorry to the extended family, those close and dear to her who are affected by my outpour of disappointment in her conduct and to all her colleagues in the parliamentary service including colleagues who felt I could have managed the matter better. Mr Speaker, I am sorry,” Afenyo-Markin stated. Meanwhile, the minority has opposed the approval of Samuel Nartey George as the minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations.
By: Abigail Arthur
