General News of Friday, 2 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFollowing the sudden resignation of Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa from the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Habib Iddrisu, the Deputy Majority Chief Whip has asked Ablakwa to resign from Parliament. “Honourable Ablakwa is a member of the Appointment Committee. He had his turn to have asked the Finance Minister any question that is of doubt to him and even after asking such questions, if he still thinks that he was not convinced with the response, he had the right to [....] vote against the nominee. But if you look at the Appointments Committee’s report it says that ‘by consensus’ and by consensus, it means that those parties agreed that they should pass him,” Habib Iddrisu said. Habib Iddrisu added, “For him [Ablakwa] to betray his colleagues if actually his reason is attributed to the approval of the Finance Minister, it is just a slap on the face of his colleagues…”

Source: GhanaWeb April 02, 2021 06:45 UTC