The ease, at which Senior Minister-designate, Yaw Osafo Marfo, answered questions during his turn of vetting, has been hailed by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party.
Hon. Osafo Marfo was first to be vetted today by the Parliamentary Appointments Committee and Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako believes he deserves commendation for his self-controlled state of mind.
Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi disclosed to Peacefmonline.com in an interview that he enjoyed listening and watching the former Finance Minister during his interaction with the Vetting Committee.
In his view, the seasoned politician managed to make light every question thrown at him and properly explained issues placed before him.
“Osafo Marfo made my day. I enjoyed his submission very well. His turn before the vetting committee was excellent and I know he would successfully make a Senior Minister”, Chairman Wontumi said.
Some nominees appointed by President Akufo-Addo to take up ministerial roles were today vetted in parliament and it was on this note that the Minority in Parliament, promised to subject them to thorough scrutiny to ensure they are qualified for their respective portfolios.
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and a member on the Appointments Committee, Hon. Ablakwa, sort to question Mr. Osafo Maafo during the proceedings on his role in the CNT/CI loan and MacMillan debacle under the erstwhile Kufour.
The question pressed Mr. Osafo Maafo to respond by stating that he (Ablakwa) was too young to understand the details of the two issues at the time.
"I think you were too young at the time to understand the issue," he stated.
“…whether under Yaw Osafo Maafo as a Minister, we bought a single book from Macmillan; No, we did not. Because I found out there were intrigues to create problem in the whole industry and I prefer to keep my honour…So, I refused to carry out the tender and we didn’t buy anything from Macmillan.
“People pretend to be mischievous and engage in demonization on things which are frivolous. It is frivolous…Up till today; I never bought a single book from Macmillan under such arrangements," he stressed.
He discounted the claims, referring to them as a "mere propaganda which worked for them (the NDC) because once you carry out that headline, people will speak on it from angles in the newspapers and it tends to stick. But no book was ever bought from Macmillan. So, that alone, was spurious and not right.”
Although he was made to retract and apologize for his “unparliamentarily” comment to Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa, Chairman Wontumi believes it should have been vice versa since it was rather a privilege for the MP to have the chance to question an intelligent person like Yaw Osafo Maafo.
The Ashanti Regional Chairman congratulated Hon. Yaw Osafo Marfo for his “sincere” response to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and the other members during the proceedings.
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ email: [email protected]
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who is wuntumi? he should give us a break. Ablakwa and the young commitee are going to determine the future of Marfo. noting here is a privilege ok
you say we should hold you accountable as soon as we do you call usbitter
DID THIS GUY WONTUMI REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SPOKEN @ THE VETTING COMMITTEE? MEDIOCRITY OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.
Haaaaaaa @lagos and ndc members.i pity you all for your bitterness. eii you will die of hate oo. you have to get use to our president and his able men.hate kills oo. don't die otherwise when akuffo addo make Ghana like abrokyire they won't be alive to enjoy it.again npp is for live so get use to it.like your friend mzbel said,haters go die.
@GHANA YOU. THIS IS NOT TIME FOR THE NPP TO KEEP PROMISING.THE POWER IS BEEN GIVING TO YOU. SO ALL GHANAIANS ARE WAITING FOR NOW IS GET THE JOB DOWN FOR THEM AND NOTHING LESS. IF NPP WAIT TILL GHANAIANS START TO HIT THE STREETS DEMANDING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AS YOU SAY, THEM IT MEANS NPP IS EQUALLY NOT UP TO TASK JUST AS THE NDC. YOU NPP SHOULD START THE WORK NOW AND STOP GIVING FURTHER PROMISES AS IS STILL COMPAINGN TIME.
Jonathan Lagos,you are a ***barred word***,u wont get osafo marfo in your family for ages to come!
Ghanaians will soon hit the streets of ghana demanding accountability from past mahama and his past n,d,c government , all youths in ghana and the world must get ready, nana addo must collect all looted houses, monies, cars and property by n,d,c and all government officials for ghana people, all youths in ghana must be ready ,by GH YOUTH
NDC MEMBERS are still dazed abt their humiliating defeat and so they can NOT think far hahaha
Am deeply sorry 4 my brother Bawumia.he is know more veep but rather minester of unannounced visit to deparment
Eric you talk rubbish that is why peacefm has mark youo%