Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has apologized to Gifty Jiagge-Gobah, Clerk of the Appointments Committee, for his recent outburst during a vetting session.
Afenyo-Markin had accused Jiagge-Gobah of bias and procedural lapses, claiming she displayed open allegiance to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), compromising the neutrality of the vetting process.
However, after being urged to apologize by Adaklu MP and Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, Afenyo-Markin expressed regret for his remarks.
“Mr Speaker, let me unreservedly say to the clerk to the Appointments Committee, Mrs Gifty Jiaggae-Gobah, I am sorry,” Afenyo-Markin stated. “Let me also say to her husband that my comments, in terms of internal matter, if as a husband he is traumatized by this, I hereby unreservedly apologize. To the children, let me unreservedly say sorry to the children.”
He also extended his apology to Jiagge-Gobah’s extended family, colleagues, and those who felt he could have managed the matter better. “Mr Speaker, I am sorry,” Afenyo-Markin concluded.