The Three Reasons Oppong Nkrumah Was Rejected By Parliament’s Appointments Committee – Report

General news for Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

03/02/2021

At the end of Oppong Nkrumah’s audit by Parliament’s Appointments Committee, he received congratulations from Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, who praised him for being a good communicator.

This statement by Haruna Iddrisu was seen as an endorsement by the minority side of the House, which has 13 members out of the 26-member committee.

This was crucial because nominees under the Rules of Parliament need a majority of committee members’ votes to be approved.

It turned out, however, that Haruna’s praise of Oppong Nkrumah was on a personal level and not a representation of the position of minority members of parliament.

As speculation flourishes, three reasons have emerged for the rejection of Oppong Nkrumah by the NDC side of the committee.

Alleged ownership of MX24 television station

The first and most decisive are his responses to his ownership of a TV station, MX24.

This was revealed when the committee rejected Oppong Nkrumah after members of the minority allegedly voted against him.

During the verification, the chief whip of the minority questioned him about the information that he owned the TV station, Oppong Nkrumah insisted that he had no interest in this channel. television.

Muntaka: Do you have any stock in MX24?

Oppong Nkrumah: No, I don’t have any shares.

Muntaka: Did you apply to the last parliament for members with profits?

Oppong Nkrumah: Yes, I did.

Muntaka; In this case, you are at the same time decision maker, supervisor and actor of the media?

Oppong Nkrumah: Yes, to that extent I am a shareholder.

Muntaka: When was the frequency for MX24 released?

Oppong Nkrumah: I wouldn’t know.

Muntaka: But was it when you were Minister of Information?

Oppong Nkrumah: I wouldn’t know. I am not a shareholder of this company.

Reports indicate that the minority believe Oppong Nkrumah has not been honest with his answers about his connection to MX24.

Collapse of Oval Microfinance Limited

Oppong Nkrumah’s ties to the collapsed microfinance company have done him no good in front of members of the minority.

MPs, according to the report, were not impressed with his role in the collapse of the company and the responses he gave to the committee about it.

Oppong Nkrumah was the majority shareholder of this company according to reports.

Ayine’s contempt charge

The other reason that has emerged as the basis for Oppong Nkrumah’s rejection by the minority is that he asked the Supreme Court justices to indict former Deputy Attorney General Dominic Ayine with contempt.