The vetting of Foreign Affairs Minister-nominee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Friday took an unexpected turn following a disagreement between Ranking Member, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, and Committee Chairman, Bernard Ahiafor, over a directive from the Speaker of Parliament.
During the session which dragged into the evening, it emerged that the Speaker had reconstituted the Appointments Committee after dismissing four members, including Members of Parliament, in response to the chaotic events that unfolded during a late-night sitting on Thursday.