The Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has announced on the floor of Parliament that, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Samuel Nartey George, ministers designated for Foreign Affairs and Communications respectively, will be taken through secret voting to decide whether they should be approved or not because of a lack of consensus on their nominations.
Afenyo-Markin said that they are waiting for the documents that the nominees told the appointments committee that they would provide to substantiate claims they made when they appeared.
In other developments, Afenyo-Markin has accepted full responsibility for the chaos that broke out during last week’s vetting of ministerial nominees.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on February 4, 2025, the Minority Leader expressed concern about the disruptions which generated public concern about the chaos and destruction of state properties.
The Effutu MP pleaded with Speaker Alban Bagbin to reconsider his decision to suspend four MPs including three of their members. This plea is in contrast to their earlier claim that Bagbin acted with no legal authority
