Inusah Fuseini has criticised Afenyo-Markin for his attacks on Appointments Committee clerk
The former Member of Parliament of Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini has strongly criticised the Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin for his harsh remarks directed at a Clerk of the Appointments Committee.
In response to the Minority’s press conference led by Afenyo-Markin on February 3, 2025, where he called for the clerk’s removal from the committee over alleged partisan conduct, Fuseini expressed deep disappointment.
He stated that Afenyo-Markin’s outburst and how he addressed the matter did not align with the leadership and maturity expected of him.
Fuseini argued that the Minority Leader should have explored all available avenues to resolve the issue without resorting to attacks. Instead, he failed to follow the appropriate procedures for addressing his grievances and acted impulsively and emotionally.
“Afenyo-Markin allowed his emotions to overcome him. There are known procedures for parliament to deal with such situations. As a leader of the House, you should explore the possibility of amicably resolving an issue rather than letting your emotions take over. It doesn’t show leadership and maturity. You did that with impunity and in fact, I was disappointed,” he said.
The former lawmaker provided insight into the established rules and regulations governing the conduct of parliamentary staff, highlighting the avenues that Afenyo-Markin should have pursued in addressing the issue.
He stated that the clerk, who had been accused by the Minority, should have been referred to her superiors, who would have been responsible for determining the facts of the matter.
He condemned the attacks on the clerk by the Minority, both in the media and during the vetting process.
“If you think that the Clerk of Parliament is behaving in a manifestly biased way towards your side, there are procedures to deal with that in parliament. The Clerk of Parliament is the head of the Parliamentary Service and the clerk to the committee is a member of the Parliamentary Service.
“The Parliamentary Service has rules and regulations regarding how officers behave so why will you boil over and talk to an adult and a staff as if she didn’t matter,” he added.
His comments follow calls from the Minority Caucus in Parliament for the immediate removal of the Appointments Committee clerk, citing what they deemed to be her unprofessional conduct in carrying out her duties.
Addressing the press on Monday, February 3, 2025, the leader of the Minority Caucus, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, expressed his strong displeasure with the clerk’s conduct, accusing her of being partisan and working in favor of their opponents, the Majority caucus.
He disclosed that an official report has been lodged with the Clerk of Parliament, hoping for her removal from the committee.
“We have reported it to the clerk and we hope that the clerk, after engagement, will come back to us. But for now, we don’t want the clerk on the Appointments Committee again. We are calling on the clerk of parliament to remove her from the Appointments Committee unless she is ready to turn a new leaf and be a professional to engage us,” he said.
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