The Speaker of the 8th Parliament of Ghana, Alban Bagbin has rescinded his acceptance of the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s resignation from the Appointments Committee, stating that it will be wrong for him to do.
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Recall, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wrote a letter to the Speaker of Parliament, revealing his intentions to resign from the Appointments Committee.
“This is to formally convey my decision to discontinue my membership of the Appointments Committee after days of careful reflection and thoughtful consideration,” he stated in his letter.
The letter is copied to Joseph Osei-Owusu, Chairman of the Appointments Committee; Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC); and Haruna Iddrisu, Leader of the NDC Caucus in Parliament and Minority Leader.
According to him, his decision to resign from the committee was based on personal principles and should be taken with immediate effect.
“I shall like to state that the reasons for this are difficult and that the decision is both personal and on principle”, he said.
“Respectfully, … my resignation is with immediate effect, and therefore I shall not be available for the vetting of the nominees for deputy ministerial positions,” he added.
Well, Alban Bagbin has said that he just received the letter on behalf of the Committee on Selection, which he heads, and that this does not imply acceptance.
He also said that members of the Committee were summoned from recess to discuss what he described as a phony resignation letter.
