[ 2012-08-07 ]

Yaw Osafo Marfo

Appointment Committee of Parliament has proven me wrong - Osafo Maafo
Former Minister of Finance, Yaw Osafo Maafo has
commended the Appointments Committee of Parliament
for acting professionally while vetting the Vice
President designate, Mr. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur.

Osafo Maafo said the Committee members proved him
wrong by not asking questions he says could
subject the outgoing governor of the Bank of Ghana
to public ridicule.

He was speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen
programme Monday.

The former Finance Minister kicked against the
public vetting of the Vice Presidential nominee.

According to him, subjecting a potential second
gentleman of the land to scrutiny in the full
glare of the public amounted to holding the office
of Vice President in contempt.

However,hours after the Appointment Committee had
subjected Mr. Amissah Arthur to strict scrutiny;
Osafo Maafo applauded both sides of the political
divide for showing maturity during their
interrogations.

He said members of the Committee asked their
questions with decorum which according to him
allayed his fears.

The former Member of Parliament for Akim-Oda noted
that the conduct of both majority and minority
MP’s on the Committee is a clear attestation that
Ghana’s democracy has witnessed tremendous
improvement.

Yaw Osafo Maafo was happy that the country’s body
politic has moved from the politics of insults to
politics of issues and technocracy ahead of the
December polls.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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