Social media activist Oliver Barker-Vomawor has apologized to Parliament’s Appointments Committee for his earlier remarks about alleged bribery, stressing that they were not intended to disparage the committee’s members.
Mr. Barker-Vomawor had previously claimed that some committee members demanded bribes from ministerial nominees, but he clarified that his comments were intended to highlight broader concerns about corruption and transparency.
“I am saying here clearly that my post was not intended to disparage members of the committee, and I have not intended to say that members of this committee have received or demanded bribes from various individuals,” Barker-Vomawor stated before the Appointments Committee on Wednesday, January 29.
“At no point was my statement intended to communicate the same, and for those reasons, I apologize” he added.
Barker-Vomawor’s legal counsel, Nana Ato Dadzie, reinforced this clarification, stating that the activist’s post was an act of whistleblowing, not an attack on the committee’s integrity.
Barker-Vomawor explained that he had not deleted the post earlier because he wanted to maintain it in its original form for verification purposes.
However, he expressed his willingness to remove the post, signaling his commitment to resolving the issue amicably.
The apology comes amid heightened discussions on transparency and accountability in Ghana’s political processes.