Emmanuel Bedzrah, chairman of the special committee investigating the vetting chaos
Emmanuel Bedzrah, the chairman of the special committee investigating the vetting chaos, has said the suspension of the vetting chaos hearing was not on the orders of the Speaker of Parliament but was engineered by the Minority.
The committee put a temporary halt to its work on Wednesday, February 5.
Announcing the suspension of the hearing which was being telecast live by many media houses, Bedzrah stated that the Speaker will give further instructions regarding the committee’s proceedings.
He said the directive to suspend the hearing was communicated to him by Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, the Clerk of Parliament.
In an interview with Channel One Newsroom, Bedzrah clarified further, saying that the Minority was a major factor in the decision to put a stop to the proceedings.
“Let me say that the Speaker was not in the know at all. As a matter of fact, after what happened at the committee sitting, I decided to meet with the Clerk and the two leadership, including the Deputy Speakers, at the Speaker’s lobby.
“So when I got there, I was told the Speaker had given instruction, so I called the Speaker because the Speaker has traveled, and they all said that they were not able to get in touch with the Speaker on phone,” a report by citinewsroom quotes Bedzrah as saying.
He continued, “They said they spoke to the Speaker, and the Speaker directed that we should, since they have apologised, hold on to this. And I said no, this is not the instruction I received from the Speaker.
“Everybody heard the Speaker yesterday that the Clerk should continue with its work, so I called the Speaker, and he said he has not given any instruction that we should stop. So in the chaos, we decided that well, we had already suspended, and the way forward is to allow the Speaker to return and give specific instruction.”
Bedzrah stressed that the suspension was engineered by the Minority.
“Honestly, this whole stoppage came from the Minority side. I can tell you on authority,” he stated.
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