Tensions flared during the vetting of Supreme Court Justice nominee Hafisata Amaleboba as Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin engaged in a heated exchange with Appointments Committee Chairman Bernard Ahiafor over questions on presidential sanctions.
The confrontation erupted after Mr Afenyo-Markin pressed Justice Amaleboba on whether President John Mahama’s financial penalties against ministers who failed to declare assets encroached on the constitutional mandate of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).
The nominee had earlier stated she saw “no usurpation” in the President’s actions, arguing that administrative fines did not conflict with CHRAJ’s role.
Dissatisfied with her response, Alexander Afenyo-Markin rephrased his question, demanding clarity on potential constitutional risks.
But Chairman Ahiafor intervened, ruling that the question had already been answered and directing the Minority Leader to move on.
But Mr Ahiafor would have none of that and stood his ground: “The public is not only watching me, it is watching all of us, and the jury will be out.”
“I’m a man with an indomitable spirit. I still rule that the question has been asked, the nominee will not answer this question again.”
Let’s listen to the clash between Afenyo and Ahiafour.
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