Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has disclosed that he made efforts to engage members of the Appointments Committee before violent disruptions marred the ministerial vetting on Thursday, January 30.
Despite his mediation attempts, tensions escalated, resulting in the destruction of parliamentary property.
Appearing before Parliament’s Special Committee investigating the incident, Ayariga revealed that he reached out to both Majority and Minority committee members in a bid to find common ground. However, neither side was willing to compromise.
The controversy arose from the Majority caucus’s decision to proceed with the vetting session despite the Minority’s request to postpone it to Friday, January 31.
“The nominees were here with their families and their chiefs, and to tell them to go and come back the next day was going to be a major inconvenience and not because they had the numbers,” Ayariga explained.
The Special Committee continues its investigations into the disturbances that disrupted the parliamentary session.
