President John Dramani Mahama’s appointee for Petroleum Commission, Ghana, the regulator for upstream petroleum sector, Emeafa Hardcastle, is in trouble for making uncomplimentary comments about the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Member of Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, during the Appointment Committee’s vetting of some Ministerial nominees on Tuesday, January 28.
Emeafa Hardcastle, in a video widely circulated on social media, is seen engaging in alterations with the legislator, after the latter took offence for referring to the minority group in Parliament as a “micro minority’.
Her public outburst has sparked condemnation from some Ghanaians on social media and some lawmakers, including the Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, who demanded an apology and retraction from Hardcastle.
Raising the issue on the floor of Parliament, Annoh-Dompreh appealed to Speaker Alban Bagbin, requesting a probe and formation of the Privileges Committee to deal with the matter.
In response, Speaker Bagbin announced plans to summon Hardcastle on Thursday, January 30, to investigate the incident.
Bagbin assured the House that he would provide updates on the matter by Friday.
However, Comfort Doyoe, Leader of the Women’s Caucus, appealed for calm, urging the Minority Chief Whip to withdraw his application to the Speaker while she worked to address the issue.
This portal cannot tell whether the issue can affect her appointment.
Emeafa Hardcastle would replace Egbert Faibille Jnr who served as the CEO of the Petroleum Commission for the past eight years under the immediate past administration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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