Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Foreign Affairs Minister-designate, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said he’s prepared for a second round of vetting if the Minority MPs deem it necessary.
During his vetting on Friday, January 31, Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin questioned Ablakwa about his quest to expose state officials who have looted state lands.
The Minority Leader also grilled him on several issues for some hours.
However, Ablakwa’s vetting abruptly ended following a ruling by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, suspending four MPs who had participated in a chaotic incident and ordered for a reconstitution of the Appointments Committee.
The Minority MPs walked out of the vetting, insisting that it should be suspended in accordance with the Speaker’s order for a reconstitution of the Appointments Committee
But the Majority carried on with the process and vetted Ablakwa.
In a Facebook post on Monday, the Foreign Affairs minister-designate noted that he’s ready for a second vetting if the Minority MPs so wish.
“If they want a second round of vetting, I am ready for them,” he stated.
The North Tongu Member of Parliament said while he had made himself available, the committee, particularly the minority decided to avoid him.
“They had every opportunity when I appeared before them for vetting but they chose to run away,” he said, adding that during their eight years in power, they had failed to prosecute him, as they could find nothing against him.
Mr Ablakwa, who also serves as the chairman of the government’s Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL), defended his campaign on recovering looted state assets, stating that there was nothing wrong with opposing wrongdoing and advocating for public accountability.
“It is not a crime for a Member of Parliament to patriotically and diligently seek the protection of public resources and state assets,” he remarked.
