Anthony Abraham is a member of the Greater Accra communications team of the NDC
Some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Klottey Korle constituency of the Greater Accra Region have condemned the derogatory comments made by a Member of Parliament from the Minority side suggesting that Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the MP of Klottey Korle, is the daughter of a murderer.
Speaking in an interview with 1957 on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Anthony Abraham, a member of the Greater Accra communications team of the party, who spoke on behalf of the members, condemned the comments, describing it as unfortunate.
The group stormed Parliament on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, to register their displeasure over the incident.
“He (an NPP MP) called Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings a daughter of a murderer and it is shocking and very unfortunate,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament of Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has refuted widespread claims accusing him of being the one who made the unsavoury and defamatory remarks aimed at attacking the character of Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings during a parliamentary sitting.
In a statement on his social media account on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Abu Jinapor expressed his respect for the family of the late Jerry John Rawlings, emphasising that attempts to link him to the comments are false.
“The general public is kindly advised to totally disregard the suggestion that I made unsavory comments about Hon. Dr. Zanetor Rawlings while she was on her feet on the floor of Parliament contributing to a statement. For the record, the said allegation is absolutely false. I have utmost respect for Former President Jerry John Rawlings, his family and Dr. Zanetor Rawlings in particular,” he said.
The former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources emphasised that he does not engage in debates that involve insults or character assassination.
“I have always believed in decent debates and intellectual discourse in Ghanaian public life and Parliament especially, devoid of insults and character assassination!” he added.
He has, therefore, urged Ghanaians to disregard any claims alleging that he made such comments.
Background:
On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, an unidentified member of the Minority side hurled a deeply derogatory remark at Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, referring to her as the “daughter of a murderer” and ordering her to sit down during parliamentary proceedings.
Another unknown MP believed to be on the Minority side followed up, claiming, “But there is evidence that her father killed people.”
This incident occurred after Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings sought permission to contribute, but the Speaker ignored her and instead granted the floor to Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
JKB/AE
Meanwhile, watch as Kwami Sefa Kayi begs NDC to return to Kokrokoo show