Minority is bleeding from the December 7 election wound – Ahiafor

The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament. Bernard Ahiafor, has attributed the current rowdy posturing of members of the Minority to the defeat they suffered in the December 7 elections.

According to him, they have not recovered from the “shocking” defeat.

“The Minority are bleeding from the election wound they suffered,” he said during an exclusive interview with TV3’s Alfred Ocansey on February 3.

His comment comes in the wake of disruptions in the work of the Committee and the resultant suspension of 4 members of Parliament by the Speaker Alban Bagbin. The affected members are; Rockson Dafeamekpor, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, Hassan Tampuli and Frank Annor Dompreh.

The suspension of the members was necessitated by chaotic scenes witnessed on January 30 when members of the Minority protested the continuation of the vetting exercise. They cited exhaustion at 10:00pm, having worked they whole day.

However, members of the Majority disagreed and decided to proceed with vetting more nominees. The disagreement degenerated into pushing and shoving, leading to destruction of microphones and tables.

Subsequently, the Minority members have condemned the decision by Speaker Bagbin to suspend 3 of their members. They described it as “unlawful.”

They have also described the Clerk to the Committee as “partisan” and want her removed.

“Afenyo-Markin is acting out of frustration,” Mr Ahiafor asserted.

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