The Member of Parliament for Bodi constituency and a member of the Appointments Committee in Parliament, Sampson Ahi has described the Senior Minister-designate, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Marfo as an arrogant person.
According to him, the former finance minister under the erstwhile Kufuor administration, exhibited extreme arrogance and disregard for the vetting committee last week when he appeared before legislators to be vetted for his position.
Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa the MP for North Tongu had asked Mr. Yaw Osafo Maafo over his role as finance minister in 2004 and the controversies that occurred during his time as Minister – the CNTCI loan which never materialized and the Atlas production controversy which occurred when the nominee was Education and Sports minister.
The nominee in his response said “I think you were too young at the time to understand the issue,” he responded leading the audience to burst into uncontrollable laughter.
He was however asked to withdraw which he did explaining further that, the story was a propaganda which his political opponents wind to tarnish his image.
But Mr. Ahi speaking in an interview on Rainbow Radio Fm said, he was disappointed in the Minister-designate for his demeanor when he appeared before the committee.
When asked to give his impression about the vetting so far, he said, the public will be the best judge however he singled out Dr. Kan Dapaah the nominee for National Security, for performing creditably.
‘’Some of the nominees performed creditably. Dr. Kan Dapaah carried himself well. He did well both in camera and the few minutes we spent with him in public. He was not arrogant and so I was very impressed with his performance. I was also impressed with the Interior Minister-designate. The only nominee I had a problem with was Osafo Maafo. He was arrogant . He didn’t respect the committee. His composure and answers given to his answers were not encouraging. Referring to Okudzeto Ablakwa as a ‘small boy’ was below the belt, it was uncalled for. He saw himself at a level and the committee as ‘small boys’. Those who voted for Okudzeto to represent them in Parliament do not see him as a small boy. His response was unacceptable for someone who is going to be a Senior Minister. He was not respectful.’’
He also slammed the Finance Minister-designate, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta over his offshore account saga which the chair ruled for him not to answer.
According to him, he failed to capture that in his CV and if a member had not asked him about it, it would not have been made known to the committee.
He further chided him over his response to the DKM repayment which the President, Nana Akufo-Addo promised prior to the campaign.
The Minister-designate in an answer as to when they will make the payment said the promise has not been captured in their manifesto.
He added the NPP lied to Ghanaians by promising to repay the customers of DKM.
The NPP he insisted must deliver on each of their promises since Ghanaians will hold them accountable to their pledges.
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
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See who's talking, your ignorance and lack of common sense is what has led out of government, why won't he seam arrogant to u? you are law maker and yet u don't understand simple economics, read and gain some knowledge for 1s, and stop the unnecessary noise.
IF HIS EXCELLENCY NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFFO ADDO GOVERNMENT WOULD FACE CHALLENGES THEN IT WOULD NOT BE ANY OTHER PERSON THAN OSAFO MARFO. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE THE PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT HARD TO SECURE THIS VICTORY BEEN SILENT BECAUSE OF OSAFO MARFO. AND IF THIS HAPPEN PRESIDENT NANA ADDO WOULD FACE SERIOUS CHALLENGE IN HIS GOVERNMENT.
AH AHI YOU HAVE DISGRACED US. ANYTIME YOU HAVE THE FLOOR TO SPEAK MY HEART JUMPS KNOWING YOU ARE NOT MATURED ACADEMICALLY, AND YOU HAVE A LOW IQ. WHERE IN THIS WORLD DOES CV'S CONTAIN BANK ACCOUNTS DETAILS. AOW PEOPLE FROM BODI LETS WAKE UP AND BOOT OUT SUCH IMBECILES FROM REPRESENTING US.
he is an MP for BODI not the MP for London, all he need to speak is a language his constituents can understand. Stop living under this colonial mentality. Speaking English does not make you more wise knowledgeable or sensible than anyone else. Thank you
Hon. Ahi, for your information, Prez Nana Addo was asked a question as to how he was going to deal with the DKM saga. All that he said was, he understands the then gov't was dealing with it and if they are not able to pay, he will have a look at it and assist in retrieving their monies. NDC should stop the propaganda.
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Put a financial account on your CV, Sampson Ahi what have you been smelling? I am yet to see a curriculum vitae that has the person bank accounts listed, domestic or international. Come on!
THESE SAMPSON AHI GUY DON'T SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH AND DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING YOU DON'T KNOW AND U ARE RECEIVING GOOD LECTURES Y CANT YOU TAKE IT IN GOOD FAITH WHAT ANNOYED ME IS THAT SMALL GREEDY ***barred word*** AKOGETO
Oh NDC sometimes I feel saddened by the comments and arguments you put up. You did not see anything good in Mr. Osafo Marfo except for the comment that he made about Ablakwa. No wonder Ghana is in this sorry state. If NDC have been serious and put matured and intelligent Ghanaians in the state of affairs Ghana will not be in this sorry state. I am not a politician but when you make such comments my heart bleeds for Ghana. Please let's be serious and give constructive criticism to to help salvage the economy.
@Ecomini. You've said it. Such 1d1ots like him and Okudzeto need not to be there. It's very funny watching dumb people ask sharp minds questions. They can't even understand the questions they ask