A member of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Patrick Yaw Boamah has stated that the request by activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor to apologise to the committee for the unsubstantiated bribery allegation he made, is an afterthought.
He said that Barker-Vormwor should be punished for his conduct.
“It is an afterthr0ught and he must be made to pay for his sins,” he said during sitting on Wednesday, January 29.
Prior to this, Nana Ato Dadzie, Lawyer for Oliver Baker-Vormawor told the Appointments Committee of Parliament that his client did not intend to denigrate the committee with the bribery allegation.
Appearing before the committee, on Wednesday, January 29, he said “It was never intentional to make disparaging comments about the committee.”
He added, “It is the statement of a whistleblower about some happenings that must be looked at.”
Barker-Vormwor appeared before the committee over the allegation that committee members take monies to approve ministerial nominees.
On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the Committee before beginning its vetting of Defence Minister-designate, Dr. Omane Boamah stated that its attention had been drawn to the false allegation by the legal practitioner in a Facebook post on Friday, January 24.
Chairman of the Committee, Bernard Ahiafor took exception to the allegations and demanded that Oliver appears before the Committee to substantiate his claims.
“We invite Oliver Barker-Vormawor to appear before the Committee tomorrow (Wednesday, January 29,2025) at noon to provide evidence on whether the vetting Committee or any member that we demand money before vetting or approval,” he stated.
The Minority members on the Committee argued that their reputation has been tarnished, insisting they will only proceed with the vetting process once the matter is resolved.
“I think that we should not continue with today’s vetting, it’s reputational. Our reputation is at stake” Minority Chief Whip, stated.
This occurred during vetting on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, stalling the vetting process.
Meanwhile, the Majority MPs suggested that the House should continue with the vetting process, while the matter is dealt with, and that Parliament cannot be incapacitated because of mere allegations.
Barker-Vormawor, confirmed that he would honour an invitation to appear before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Wednesday.
This follows allegations he made that some committee members have been soliciting bribes from ministerial nominees in exchange for approval.
In a tweet shared on Tuesday, Barker-Vormawor stated: “This is how a democracy improves. I look forward to appearing before the Appointments Committee tomorrow. Thank you.”
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