The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has resigned from Parliament’s Appointments Committee.
In a letter dated March 30, addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, he explained that this was “after days of careful reflection and thoughtful considerations.
“I shall like to state that the reasons for this difficult decision is both personal and on principle,” was all Mr Okudzeto Ablakwa alluded to in his letter.
The former Deputy Education Minister said the Speaker must consider his resignation to take immediate effect.
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As a result, the North Tongu MP stressed that he will, therefore, not be available for the vetting of President Akufo-Addo’s nominees for Deputy ministerial positions.
“May I extend to you, leadership of the House, the Committee of Selection and the leadership of the great National Democratic Congress (NDC), my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to serve as a member of the 6th, 7th and 8th Parliaments of the Republic of Ghana,” concluded.
It can be recalled that several political analysts were shocked as some NDC MPs voted to approve the same nominees their representatives on the Committee had raised issues about.
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Resulting in some angry members of the opposition NDC expressing their disdain towards their members on the Appointments Committee as well as the leadership of the party in Parliament including the Speaker
It is however, unclear why the outspoken member of the Committee who takes nominees especially through rigorous CV scrutiny is stepping down.