Parliament’s Appointments Committee has directed activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor to pull down his controversial bribery allegation post and issue a formal disclaimer, bringing the heated political drama to a forced conclusion.
The Committee’s Chair, Bernard Ahiafor, made the directive after Barker-Vormawor’s legal counsel, Nana Ato Dadzie, apologized on his client’s behalf and clarified that the activist never intended to accuse the Committee of corruption. Barker-Vormawor also was made to offer an apology personally to the committee.
With the issue now officially discharged, Ahiafor remarked, “I hope the media will give this resolution the same prominence they gave to the allegation.”
Barker-Vormawor’s post, which read, “So all the monies the ministerial appointees are being asked to pay to the Appointments Committee just to get approved, are those ones not affected by ORAL? Strange Republic,” sparked nationwide outrage, with many viewing it as a direct attack on the integrity of Parliament.
However, appearing before the Committee on Wednesday, January 29, Nana Ato Dadzie insisted that the post was misinterpreted.
“The statement was never meant to accuse the Appointments Committee of bribery. It was simply highlighting broader concerns about transparency in governance,” he explained.
Dadzie further suggested that the post carried a double meaning, urging Ghanaians not to see it as an indictment of the vetting process but rather as a whistleblower’s warning about ethical lapses in the political system.
