Convenor of FixTheCountry and DemocracyHub, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has expressed his readiness to appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
He made a post on his Facebook Tuesday, January 28, 2025, expressing his preparedness to appear before the Committee.
His post follows a summon by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, inviting Barker-Vormawor to appear before the Committee to substantiate a ‘bribery’ allegation against its members.
But prior to the commencement of the vetting of the Minister-designate for Defence, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane-Boamah Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the Chairman, Mr. Ahiafor, raised concerns about the allegations, vehemently denying and directed that Barker-Vormawor be invited to prove his claims.
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“I will therefore direct the clerk of the Committee to invite Oliver Barker-Vormawor to appear before the Committee tomorrow at 10 before noon to provide evidence of Bernard Ahiafor the Chairman of the Vetting Committee or any member of the Vetting committee to back his claim that we demand money from the nominees before vetting and approval.
“When he fails, then we can invoke the powers of the committee under Article 103 and our own Standing Order 134, I so direct,” Ahiafor indicated.
In his response on Facebook, Barker-Vormawor stated that “this is how Democracy improves. I look forward to appearing before the Appointments Committee tomorrow.”
