Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has rendered an unqualified apology to the Clerk of the Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobah.
This follows his earlier accusations that Mrs. Jiagge-Gobah was biased and partisan in her duties, labeling her a staunch National Democratic Congress (NDC) member unwilling to cooperate with the Minority.
Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, the Effutu MP retracted his remarks and extended his apologies to Mrs. Jiagge-Gobah and her family.
“I unreservedly apologise to her. I also apologise to her husband and children, as well as her relatives who have been emotionally affected by my utterances.
“If the husband, the children, and family are traumatised by my comments about the Clerk, I am sorry. I concede that there is always a better way to react. I will write a personal letter to her for the records,” he stated.
Prior to his apology, Speaker Alban Bagbin condemned Afenyo-Markin’s approach, calling it inappropriate.
First Deputy Speaker and Appointments Committee Chairman Bernard Ahiafor also demanded a retraction, warning that Afenyo-Markin would face the Privileges Committee if he failed to apologise.
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