South Dayi Lawmaker Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor has apologised to Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin on the Police outriders comment he made.
The Majority Chief Whip had said on TV3’s Key Point, Saturday, February 22 that, “A Majority Leader used to drive around with 50 military convoys following him.”
Although Mr Dafeamekpor did not mention Afenyo-Markin’s name, another discussant on the show, Martin Mr Kpebu, specifically named Afenyo-Markin as the Majority Leader under reference.
The discussion was on privileges enjoyed by state officials.
Mr Afenyo-Markin who called into the programme said as the Majority Leader, he is entitled to the services of Police outriders.
“I am not the first Minority Leader to have access to Police outriders, Haruna Iddrisu had it, Benjamin Kumbuor had it. It is because of the nature of the job. You are required to be here and there. The use of outrider facilitates the process,” he stressed.
He said that assertion can only be the figment of someone’s imagination.
“I have never had 50 military convoy follow me,” Afenyo-Markin also said on the KeyPoints on February 22 via telephone.
His comment was in reaction to an allegation by
Following his intervention to register his displeasure about the comment, Dafeamekpor stated “He [Afenyo-Markin] is my leader, I may have crossed the line a bit, so for that I apologise. But these were matters I was saying in a general context and I was juxtaposing conduct before now with conduct that is ongoing .
“So yes, if what is due him, I sort to see it as abuse I apologise but I am saying the issue is not about the occasional use. If my leader goes from Akuapem to Somanya to Akosombo back to Effutu with a motorcade because he needs the alacrity of movement to be able to touch all these programmes of state, it is fine. “
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