Minority Leader and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has revealed that government officials personally pleaded with the Minority to refrain from questioning Greater Accra Regional Minister nominee, Linda Akweley Ocloo, during her vetting on January 28, 2025.
Ms. Ocloo’s vetting, which lasted less than 10 minutes, was notably brief, with no questions posed by committee members—this unusual development has sparked widespread debate and speculation.
In an interview with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation on Monday, February 3, Afenyo-Markin explained that the Minority’s silence was in response to a direct appeal from government representatives.
“They came begging that the woman could not stand the scrutiny. So we just let her go… They said she is a widow and that she could not stand the heat, so we let her go. After all, she qualifies under Article 78, so we let her go,” he stated.
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