The Minority in Parliament has demanded Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to apologize to the group for statements he made about their choice not to approve cabinet nominees.
Speaking to journalists, Deputy Minority Leader Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah stated that the Minority caucus will stop working with Mr Afenyo-Markin if he does not apologize and continues on the tangent of insulting minority members.
“We believe that we are in a serious time of crisis and this House is a serious House. It is not a house of insults, and we are not going to descend into that gutters with him. If he is going to be serious in engagements, then he should, if he goes on this path then we will not deal with him as a leader.
“We will urge him that he should apologise, so we can move on because clearly, our focus is basically to fight for the people of Ghana.”
Mr Armah-Kofi Buah’s remark came after the deputy Majority Leader, Afenyo-Markin, termed the Minority’s refusal to approve any of the cabinet nominees as political immaturity.
“We in the Minority wish to make it clear that we remain committed to ensuring greater scrutiny and will spare no effort to protect the public purse. In line with this, we are taking part in the vetting process so that at the very minimum, we can scrutinize the President’s decision in bringing up those nominees. However, the Minority will not subscribe to a consensus vote at the level of the Appointments Committee.”
