The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has blasted the ranking member of the committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, for being too political and partisan with the work of parliament and always spinning on parliamentary issues that need level-headedness and objectivity.
He has therefore asked him to respect his office as a Member of Parliament and stop dabbling in propaganda on national matters that need to be objectively debated on the floor of parliament.
“My ranking member is a nuisance to parliament and to the Committee of Foreign Affairs,” he said.
The chairman of the committee blasted his ranking member when he addressed a press conference in parliament yesterday to react to the ranking member’s call for a probe into the alleged acquisition of a chancellery and ambassador’s residence for Ghana’s new mission in Oslo, Norway, at a total cost of $16.5 million.
He said for the ranking member to capitalize on official documents presented before the committee for further scrutiny and leaked it to the public is a clear demonstration of bad faith as the ranking member of the committee.
“How can a ranking member decide to leak an official document requested by the committee to help its work on social media,” he queried stressing that once the ranking member has become a nuisance he (the chairman) will know how to deal and work with him.
According to the chairman who is also the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, the video the ranking member showed to journalists during his press conference showing people working on the said property did not mean that the Ministry was preparing to purchase the property.
He said it was possible the owner wanted to do some renovation on the property for its maintenance and possibly add more value to it.
“How can the renovation of the said property have any correlation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wanting to buy that property,” he asked stressing that the ranking member was only being mischievous to connote that the property was being sold to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He said the property shown in the video of the ranking member is not a six-bedroom property but rather a 15-bedroom apartment which shows how mischievous the ranking member can be.
The chairman also said that the amount of GH¢15.3 million that the ranking member mentioned as having been released by the Minister of Finance for the payment of the Oslo property was an amount released for the payment of the a property in Guangzhou, China, to serve as Ghana’s new mission there.
Source: Daily Guide
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Decouple international politics and diplomacy from Ghana being poor and Norwegian government handing scholarship to Ghanaians. Ghana is poor but also gives scholarships to some foreign needy students. When you belong to a parliamentary sub-committee you don't do propaganda politics with serious matters. Ablakwa is a disgrace and must GROW UP.
Some NDC elements who came from nowhere but from University students mock political scene, seem to regard politics as the last resort to their existence and so irrationally and inexpediently do they react in real politics. These guys have been described by the Founder of their Party as babies with sharp teeth, but not without cause. No wonder they have no respect for a Lady. Indeed, it is really annoying and minds boggling when the opposition party, solely picks on issues and seeks to stoke falsehood to make political gains. It seems the babies with sharp teeth feel more comfortable to be doing exactly what they were spotted best doing whilst engaged in Legon- students politics, speaking Queens Language without content and recourse to policy guidelines. Just much ado about nothing except being blatant mischievous.
Leave Ablakwa alone. I am not an NDC supporter but let's draw our minds on one point> Ghanaians are perceived to be poor in the eyes of Norway and that is why there have been thousands of free scholarships to Ghanaians and other Africans by the Norwegian Government. Effectively, if the Ghana government is going to acquire an expensive property as the Ghana Embassy or High Commission should we expect the Norwegian government to continue giving freebies to the Ghanaians out there despite our ostentation?. Let wise heads discuss this question and avoid political arguments.
He and Felix are very disappointinggg to us NDC youth. They leave us with no better lessons to want to learn. What a sshame
I only blame Nana Addo and his government for letting these ple walk freely. why wont they shout corruption at you when they believed that that was what send them to opposition. Interestingly, Okudzeto Ablakwa has been given the tasked to blow the whistle on you guys and so far he is doing well with blowing the whistle. Until u start prosecuting them they will continue to tag your government corrupt at the slightest opportunity. Ple like Dzifa Ativor already new she was going to jail, why is she still walking freely? U dont need special prosecutor to send these ple to jail. In fact, I doubt if Mr. Amidu will even do so bcos that man is too principle. Nana must wake up.
THE TOO MANY TIMES SHOUTING OF WOLF BY ABLAWKWA WHEN THERE IS NO WOLF IS NOT ONLY A NUISANCE BUT AN INDICATION FOR A FEAR OF HIS OWN SHADOW. IT LOOKS LIKE ABLAKWA, WHEN IN OFFICE HAD ABUSED HIS OFFICE HIMSELF AND THEREFORE HAS BECOME JITTERED ACCUSING EVERYONE WITHOUT ANY BASIS AS CORRUPT. HE WAS INVOLVED UNSUBSTANTIATED AGYARKO VETTING BRIBING, TRADI MINISTRY CASH FOR SEATS AND NOW OSLO MISSION HOUSE WHEN THERE IS NOT YET ANY DEAL. I THINK HE IS DOING ALL THIS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM HIS OWN PAST. THE EARLIER THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES LOOK INTO HIS WEALTH THE BETTER IT SHALL LOOK FOR HIM AND THE STATE.
Palamentary philosophical discussions will exposed immatured politicians who represent thier constituencies. Think before you talk. Half baked politicians Needs to learn from their experinced elders and stop creating unnecessary confusion for Ghanaians.
I wish the government set the committee and allow the minority to pay for their sittings for the investigation. Ndc is a nuisance party, full of evils.
THE NDC WILL SHOUT CORRUPTION OVER EVERYTHING THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING BECAUSE THEY DESPERATELY WANT TO COME BACK TO POWER. THEY ARE A BUCH OF LYING DESPERADOES. ANOTHER NAME FOR MR OKUDZETO ABLAKWA IS MR LIES.