The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, says opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) are hurt by his nomination.

In a Facebook post made hours after Parliament approved his appointment despite a boycott by the minority MPs, he stated: "It is clear to me that the NPP is so hurt by my nomination as Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations and would stop at nothing to fight it."

The Ningo Prampram MP further alleged that the minority caucus had attempted to mobilise members of the NDC caucus to even vote against him.

His post was a response to photos circulated on social media suggesting that he was chatting on WhatsApp during one of the Appointments Committee's sittings. Another image showed him watching what appears to be nude content on his phone.

Mr Sam George accused the NPP MPs of circulating fake photos with a false narration to tarnish his reputation, saying: "They have resorted to a smear campaign and cheap lies with fake photos."

The Minister stated that he would use this experience to combat misinformation during his tenure as Minister for Communications.

"I can assure them that the days of misinformation and cheap fabricated lies are coming to an end. The Ministry would tighten regulations on such illegal conducts of misinformation and disinformation in the coming weeks and sanitise our media space."