‘I have a good relationship with Afenyo-Markin, but struggle with his excesses’ – Bernard Ahiafor

The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, says while he maintains a good working relationship with Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, he often struggles with what he describes as the latter’s “excesses.”

Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, February 3, the Akatsi South MP expressed frustration with his Effutu colleague’s approach to committee matters, particularly his tendency to backtrack on agreed decisions.

“I have a very good relationship with him, but sometimes I find it very difficult to take the excess,” the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament admitted.

“I am one particular person who will not agree on one thing with you, and after a few minutes or a few hours, you behave as if that was not what we agreed upon. It pisses me off.”

He dismissed Mr Afenyo-Markin’s claims that the Clerk of the Appointments Committee had been partisan or had withheld reports from him, emphasising that all committee members, including the Minority Leader, receive the necessary documents.