Majority Chief Whip Roackson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has clarified his involvement in the recent vetting chaos, emphasising that his actions were aimed at restoring order rather than engaging in a physical altercation.

Dafeamekpor’s comments come in response to allegations that he fought with former Deputy Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament (MP) for Gushegu, Alhassan Tampuli, during the proceedings on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

He told the special committee probing the vetting chaos in Accra on Monday, February 10 that “I don’t recall ever holding his dress at all. It would have led to something else because I am also strong enough. If I had held his dress, it would have led to something else. I had my two hands up, he held the front of my fugu this way. I had my hands up and I was exchanging.

He said,“That was when I was telling him, ‘Oh bro, why do you want us to fight over this? We are lawyers; we are custodians; we don’t do this.’ And eventually, he smiled and let go of the fugu.”

Dafeamekpor stressed that he was never interested in initiating any conflict.

“At all, I was never interested. If I initiate anything, I will lose the opportunity of having my proceedings continued. So I was interested in having order restored,” he explained.

He also noted that he intervened to help rescue MP for Tano South Charles Asiedu from Tampuli’s grip, where he was practically trapped.

Reflecting on the incident, Dafeamekpor noted that the chaos was driven by the minority’s desire to prevent any business from being conducted that day.

“No, I didn’t fight. They (minority) were interested in not getting any business done that day. Perhaps because I had come to take Asiedu out of his grips, he didn’t like the idea. But I am making the point that eventually, he smiled at me and let go of the fugu, so it was not a fight at all,” he stated.

 Source: Citinewsroom.com

David Ofosu-Dorte, Senior Partner at AB & David Africa, has emphasized that the Mahama administration’s 24-hour economy policy should serve as a catalyst for addressing Ghana’s longstanding productivity challenges.

According to him, for the policy to yield meaningful results, it must be strategically implemented to boost productivity, as inefficiencies remain a major hurdle in the Ghanaian economy.

“If you stimulate demand and you match it with a 24-hour economy, then you are increasing supply and you’re increasing productivity. That is what you do in a country that has low productivity,” Ofosu-Dorte told Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, February 10.

The president said the initiative is “a deliberate policy to encourage and support businesses and public organizations to operate 24/7 in three shifts of eight hours to boost production, promote productivity and generate well-paying jobs – aimed at transforming Ghana into an import substitution and export-led economy.”

Meanwhile, Ofosu-Dorte observed that if the President fails to pull along all his appointees on the path of his vision, it would be a “lonely walk to nowhere”.

For him, “there should be central direction” and a great effort to carry the whole nation along in his bid to reset the economy.

Source: Citinewsroom.com