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Tue 04th Feb, 2025 20:03

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has apologised to Clerk to the Appointments Committee, Mrs Gifty Jiagge-Gobah, for describing her as partisan.

Mr Afenyo-Markin had earlier accused the Clerk of carrying out her duties like “a typical NDC member.”

He said Mr Jiagge-Gobah has failed to cooperate with the Minority members of the committee. He added that she circulates notices late and does not provide copies of reports early enough for his colleagues to have ample time to review them before the committee’s sittings.

“I will have her removed. She is partisan,” he threatened.

But speaking in Parliament on February 4, the Minority Leader said, “I unreservedly apologise to her. I also apologise to her husband and children as well as her relatives who have been emotionally affected by my utterances.”

Prior to this development, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, described Mr Afenyo-Markin’s approach to reprimanding the Clerk as inappropriate.

Before him, the 1st Deputy Speaker, Bernard Ahiafor stated in an exclusive interview with TV3’s Alfred Ocansey on February 3 that Minority Leader will be made to apologise.

“The Clerk is not partisan. Partisan in what manner? What he did to the Clerk is rather unfortunate, it is uncalled for, unbecoming of a member of Parliament,” he said.

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