The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has stated that the minority caucus was disruptive during the vetting of ministerial nominees on Thursday, January 31.

The clash between the majority and minority sides of the House during the vetting led to the destruction of public property, prompting Speaker Alban Bagbin to form an investigative committee after suspending four MPs.

Speaking before the committee probing the incident, on Wednesday, February 5, Mr Ahiafor asserted that the minority side of Parliament was disruptive that day.

“I perceived members on the minority side to be putting up an attitude that is very disruptive. For me, I find it very difficult to go back on my words having agreed with you this is what we are going to do,” he said.

He further explained how the incident unfolded during the proceedings on Thursday night, leading to the unfortunate events.

“Now, the whole thing started this way. We programmed the vetting, we would all agree on the numbers. Sometimes, on the day of the vetting, instruction would be given to the clerk that the minority would be engaged in doing one thing or the other…,” he explained.

The probe into the vetting chaos, led by the MP for Ho West, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, aims to collect evidence through thorough investigations and present a report to the Speaker for further action.

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