Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah has criticised social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor, insisting that he must face the consequences of his actions over allegations that the Appointments Committee demands money from ministerial nominees before approving them.
Speaking during Barker-Vormawor’s appearance before the Appointments Committee on Wednesday, January 29, Mr Boamah accused him of making serious claims without taking responsibility. He referenced two social media posts made by Barker-Vormawor on 24th and 25th January 2025, where he alleged that nominees were paying for approval.
In the first post, dated 24th January at 9:25 pm, Barker-Vormawor wrote: “So all the money the ministerial appointees are being asked to pay to the Appointments Committee just to get approved, are those ones not affected by the ORAL?”
The second post, on 25th January, directly accused NDC members of the vetting committee of taking money from Mahama’s ministerial nominees before approving them. It read, “NDC members on the vetting committee take money from Mahama’s ministerial nominees before approving them. The Deputy Speaker must submit himself to ORAL.”
Mr Boamah argued that Barker-Vormawor had failed to issue a disclaimer or clarify his statements in the four days since making the allegations, yet he appeared before the committee denying knowledge of the second post and only owing up to the first post.
“He did not issue a disclaimer to that post to date. He is before us denying the origins of these posts. And it is about four days later, and he has not issued a disclaimer to these posts. And he comes here to tell us that he doesn’t know about it,” Mr Boamah stated.
He added that if there was any truth to the claims that NDC MPs on the Appointments Committee had taken money from Mahama’s nominees, Mr Vormawor should defend his claims.
“How fake and dishonest can a person be, to claim he did not know the origins of these posts and, after over 96 hours, still fail to issue a disclaimer?” Mr Boamah asked.
He further described the situation as “sad and disgraceful” and insisted that Barker-Vormawor’s attempts to distance himself from the allegations were an afterthought.
“It is an afterthought of Mr Vormawor, and he must be made to pay the price for his sins,” he concluded.
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