Annoh-Dompreh Reports Emeafa Hardcastle To Speaker Bagbin After Clash At Appointments Committee

Annoh-Dompreh Reports Emeafa Hardcastle To Speaker Bagbin After Clash At Appointments Committee

  • Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has reported Emeafa Hardcastle for perceived derogatory remarks targeted at him
  • On the floor of Parliament, Annoh-Dompreh expressed his displeasure with Hardcastle’s comments
  • Annoh-Dompreh and Hardcastle clashed before the vetting of Defence Minister-designate, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah

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Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has called on the Speaker of Parliament to discipline the Acting Chief Executive of the Petroleum Commission, Emeafa Hardcastle for perceived derogatory remarks targeted at him.

Annoh-Dompreh and Hardcastle clashed before the long-delayed vetting of Defence Minister-designate, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah on January 28.

Annoh-Dompreh, Emeafa Hardcastle, Alban Bagbin, Appointments Committee, Parliament
Frank Annoh-Dompreh and Emeafa Hardcastle clashed at an Appointments Committee hearing. Source: Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Emeafa Hardcastle
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The altercation in which she appeared to call the MP a "silly child" was captured on video.

Commenting on the matter on the floor of Parliament, Annoh-Dompreh expressed his displeasure with Hardcastle’s comments.

“What has happened to me today can happen to any of you. A lady I have never met in my life, the acting CEO for the Petroleum Commission. I didn’t provoke her in any way suddenly insults were being thrown at me, silly, stupid, useless. Speaker I felt abused and there and then I felt how a man be killed in his own backyard. I reached out to the chair of the committee and reported same matter, members who were with me can corroborate with me."

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The Leader of the Women’s Caucus in Parliament and First Deputy Whip of the majority group, Comfort Doyoe, appealed to the Minority Chief Whip to withdraw his application to the Speaker.

Doyoe said she was ready to resolve the matter personally.

Responding to the matter, Bagbin said he would look into the issue and report back to Parliament.

The MP for Tamale South and Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, earlier demanded a public apology and retraction from Hardcastle.

Iddrisu condemned her remarks, stating that they were damaging to Annoh-Dompreh’s reputation as an elected Member of Parliament. He, however, urged the Minority Chief Whip not to escalate the situation further.

Earlier controversy at Appointments Committee

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has summoned controversial activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor to appear before it following perceived allegations of bribery levelled against committee members.

Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, called the accusations baseless and insisted on the integrity of the committee members.

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Barker-Vormawor suggested in a Facebook post that ministerial nominees were making payments to the committee to guarantee their approval.

Reacting to the summons on Facebook, Barker-Vormawor said he was ready to face the committee.

He is currently facing treason felony charges, among others in Ghana's courts.

NDC government drops charges against Stephen Opuni

YEN.com.gh reported that the new Attorney-General has withdrawn all charges against Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, a former CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board.

Opuni and Seidu Agongo were standing trial on 27 counts of charges that included willfully causing financial loss to the state.

Before the charges were dropped, Opuni and Agongo had pleaded not guilty and consistently maintained their innocence during the trial.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.