Breaking: Hon Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa resigns

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has resigned from the Appointments Committee.

According to him, the decision to resign from the committee is personal and on principle.

This comes at a time the leadership of the minority in Parliament and the Appointments Committee in particular have been accused of taking huge sums of money to approve appointees of the Akufo-Addo led administration.

The Appointments Committee of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic is chaired by the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Wusu, the 26-member committee has13 members on each side of the House – 13 NDC members and 13 NPP members.

See his resignation letter to the speaker below: