The Chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the chaos that disrupted the ministerial vetting, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has rejected claims of bias leveled against him by the Minority.
His response follows a petition from Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to the Speaker of Parliament, accusing Mr. Bedzrah of breaching impartiality and confidentiality, thereby compromising the integrity of the committee’s work.
Speaking after the committee’s sitting on Friday, February 7, Mr. Bedzrah refuted the allegations, insisting that he had conducted proceedings fairly.
“I’m not biased. You have all seen the work we’ve done here, and we were surprised that the Minority was absent,” he said.
Afenyo-Markin had requested Mr. Bedzrah’s withdrawal as Chair of the committee, citing instances where he allegedly made public statements that undermined the credibility of the probe.
Addressing a press conference held by the committee’s Vice-Chair, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, who also accused him of bias and announced the Minority’s withdrawal from proceedings, Mr. Bedzrah expressed surprise, pointing out that Anyimadu-Antwi had attended the initial sittings without raising any objections.
“He was present, so I don’t understand where this accusation of bias is coming from. He needs to clarify exactly where I was biased,” he stated.
He also disclosed that Minority witnesses had been invited to testify but failed to show up despite earlier assurances.
“We are expecting them on Monday. If they fail to appear, we will invoke constitutional provisions and the Standing Orders,” he added.
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