Nana Ato Dadzie, the lawyer for social media activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has vowed to uncover the individual responsible for publishing a fake bribery claim involving members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Appointments Committee.
Mr Dadzie had previously told the committee that the statement, which allegedly implicated his client in publishing claims that NDC members on the Appointments Committee were taking money in exchange for approving ministerial nominees, was false.
The allegation, which has been circulating within political circles, suggested that committee members were demanding money from nominees to secure their approval.
In an interview on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Wednesday, January 29, Nana Ato Dadzie stressed the importance of getting to the bottom of the matter.
“Obviously we need to pursue this matter… It is in our interest to actually find out who published that,” Dadzie said.
Meanwhile, Barker-Vormawor has apologised to Parliament’s Appointments Committee, emphasising that his earlier remarks about alleged bribery were never intended to tarnish the reputation of its members.
Appearing before the Appointments Committee in Accra on Wednesday, January 29, Barker-Vormawor stated:
“I am saying here clearly that my post was not intended to disparage members of the committee, and I have not intended to say that members of this committee have received or demanded bribes from various individuals. At no point was my statement intended to communicate the same, and for those reasons, I apologize.”
He also addressed why he had not deleted the post earlier, explaining:
“The reason why I have left the post on was because I saw that the words had been twisted, and it became imperative for me to maintain the post in its original form so that, if questioned on it, reference could be made for verification.”
Barker-Vormawor expressed his willingness to remove the post, signalling his commitment to resolving the issue amicably.
I’m sorry, I didn’t intend to disparage you – Barker-Vormawor to Appointments Committee
