Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has threatened to vote against appointees of President Akufo-Addo who are to appear before the vetting committee if he’s not furnished with their handing over notes.
He further demands that the vetting be rescheduled to 24 hours after he receives the notes if he is to change his mind.
Yesterday, the Minority Leader indicated his side had received the handing over notes, however, Mr. Ayariga says he is yet to lay hands on them.
“Given that I have not received the Handing Over Notes, despite several efforts on my part, I hereby announce my decision to vote against the two nominees appearing before us today, unless I am given hard or electronic copies of the Handing Over Notes and their vetting is rescheduled to 48 hours after receipt of the Handing Over Notes,” he said in a statement.
“It is high time we take our sacred constitutional duties seriously so that those who are appearing before us may consider us serious,” the MP added.
Find below his full statement
NOTICE OF MY NO VOTE – MAHAMA AYARIGA
Good morning Chairman and Honourable Members of the Appointments Committee. I hereby serve notice that my demand for Handing Over Notes pursuant to the Presidential Transition Act has not been met in relation to the two nominees appearing before the Committee today.
I have said publicly on several media in the last two weeks that I will only vet them if I have their Handing Over Notes which should be a comprehensive record of their work in the last four years. Given that I have not received the Handing Over Notes, despite several efforts on my part, I hereby announce my decision to vote against the two nominees appearing before us today, unless I am given hard or electronic copies of the Handing Over Notes and their vetting is rescheduled to 48 hours after receipt of the Handing Over Notes. It is high time we take our sacred constitutional duties seriously so that those who are appearing before us may consider us serious. If this does not happen, I hereby inform the Chairman to record my votes on the nominees appearing before the Committee today as NO for both nominees.
Mahama Ayariga MP
Bawku Central
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