The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has bemoaned the dismissive nature of Yaw Osafo Marfo, Senior minister-designate during his vetting Friday.
Osafo Maafo answering a question from the former deputy education minister regarding the Chinese New Techniques Construction Investment Company (CNTCI), the International Finance Corporation loans and the McMillan Text Book printing saga, dismissed the latter as infantile stating that: “I think you were too young at the time to read the matter.”
He had since withdrawn the statement and apologized at the behest of the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joe Osei Owusu.
“I withdraw that statement with apology,” he said.
But speaking Monday on Radio Gold, the North Tongu lawmaker berated the senior minister-designate for his show of arrogance at his vetting.
He said the former finance minister’s entire attitude during the vetting was wrong.
“Honourable Osafo Maafo clearly if you look at how cheeky he was at times and how he sought to be just flippant, be abrasive and dismissive…clearly that kind of approach doesn’t help,” he said.
He continued that Ghanaians expect their functionaries to be “very humble, down to earth and I don’t think that the Honourable Osafo Maafo cut that fit in the way he conducted himself when he appeared before us.”
Source: starrfmonline.com
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Mr. Ablakwaeee, leave that wele mouth man.
Look at what dis small kid uttering his SENIOR MAN Becareful cos u no b anybody SMALL FISH SPEAKING ***barred word*** WAAAAAAAAA
Okudzeto pleasssssss...this is a storm in a tea cup. Were you expecting him to be charitable? You should have source your story from the Education ministry--where you served as a deputy Minister and not from Daily Dispatch. In any case, he immediately apologized so what's the problem? Why do people think firmness is tantamount to arrogance? Pot calling kettle black
Osafo Marfo was arrogant and failed the temperament test on that day.
Ablakwa, you see how a small comment has made you very jittery. The man made a comment, he withdrew it and apologized. End of matter. Be a good gengleman and accept this little 'mistake'. Do you recollect the numerous times you have denigrated a lot of people in this country? People who can be your fathers and and senior brothers. You were and stillone the 'babies with teeth'. Keep your cool and learn togrow up.
Serves ablakwa right next if ever u r in government the likes of you will show respect to society and it elders.
Look at who is complaining. Have you forgotten so soon? Hahahaha.
I Think the Chair on the day asked the Minister designate to retract his statement and the discussion ended very well. Let us move on as a country.