Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, Patricia Appiagyei, has refuted claims that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin is bullying the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor.
Speaking on PM Express on Joy News on Wednesday, January 29, she dismissed the characterization of Mr. Afenyo-Markin’s interactions with the Chair as intimidation, insisting that the exchanges are simply part of efforts to build consensus during the vetting process.
“I object to that word—bullying. No, it’s just trying to reach some level of consensus with the Chair,” she said when asked about allegations that the Minority Leader has been exerting undue pressure on the Committee’s leadership.
“And then the Chair also has his own way, feels that things must be done a certain way, and that’s why it comes out like that. But I wouldn’t say that it is a bullying approach to getting to build consensus.”
Madam Appiagyei acknowledged that tensions have arisen during the vetting process but attributed them to the inexperience of the committee’s current leadership rather than any deliberate attempt at intimidation.
“Both of the leadership on the committee now are totally new. The Chair of the committee has never been on the committee, and then the Ranking Member has never been on the committee. And these are some of the things that we need to iron out,” she explained.
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