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Afenyo-Markin directed NPP MPs not to appear before vetting chaos committee – Bedzrah
The Chairman of the Adhoc Committee investigating the Appointments Committee chaos, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has alleged that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin directed NPP MPs not to appear before the committee to testify.
During the committee’s first public hearing on Wednesday, February 5, Bedzrah announced the indefinite suspension of proceedings, citing a directive from the Clerk of Parliament, which was initially believed to have come from Speaker Alban Bagbin.
The Ho West MP revealed that he later discovered that the directive to suspend the committee hearing was orchestrated by the Minority and not an order from Bagbin.
In an interview with Vivian Kai Lokko on Channel One Newsroom, on Wednesday, February 5, Bedzrah claimed that the Minority leadership also actively prevented its members from testifying before the committee.
According to him, a witness from the Minority initially agreed to appear but later withdrew, citing instructions from Afenyo-Markin not to attend the hearing.
“We received a message from the other colleague who was coming that he was stopped by the minority leader. The one coming as a witness said he had received instructions from their leadership that nobody should come,” he stated.
Source: Citinewsroom
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Mahama slashes hajj fare to 62,000 Ghana Cedis
Mahama slashes hajj fare to 62,000 Ghana CedisThe government has reduced the 2025 hajj fare from last year’s GH¢75,000 to GH¢62,000 in fulfilment of President Mahama’s campaign promise.
The amount, equivalent to $4,130, is the lowest within the sub-region and will make the pilgrimage more accessible to the Muslim community.
The leader of the Hajj Taskforce, Alhaji Collins Dauda (MP), announced that the previous administration left behind a debt of $5.4 million.
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Abu Jinapor denies calling Zanetor ‘Daughter of a murderer’
Former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has denied ever calling Dr Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings, ‘Daughter of a murderer.’
During Parliament sitting on Tuesday, when the Majority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin was on his feet, a member from the minority side passed a comment “You daughter of a murderer, sit down.”
This disparaging comments has been condemned by many in the country.
Against this backdrop, some pointed accusing fingers at Samuel Abu Jinapor, MP for Damongo.
In a response on Facebook, the former Minister denied ever uttering those words.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Read fulll statement below
The general public is kindly advised to totally disregard the suggestion that I made unsavory comments about Hon. Dr. Zanetor Rawlings while she was on her feet on the floor of Parliament contributing to a statement.
For the record, the said allegation is absolutely false.
I have utmost respect for Former President Jerry John Rawlings, his family and Dr. Zanetor Rawlings in particular.
While he was alive, President Rawlings was someone who took a great likening and interest in me as a young politician and I had great respect for him as a Ghanaian Statesman.
I have and will not denigrate the Rawlings’s in any form or shape and any Ghanaian for that matter. That is not in my nature.
I have always believed in decent debates and intellectual discourse in Ghanaian public life and Parliament especially, devoid of insults and character assassination!
