Deputy Education Minister-Designate Dr. Clement Apaak has indicated that the first paragraph of a post he made on X, formerly Twitter, about former President Akufo-Addo and his former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was a bit too harsh.
The nominee appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, admitted that the use of the useless and reckless Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government was a bit too harsh.
He was responding to questions asked him by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The tweet shared on his official X page read His tweet read, “The corrupt, useless, and reckless Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP gov’t would rather deploy the military to chase phantom grain smugglers than deploy the military to deal with the galamsey menace. Then again, what do you expect from a government/party that is profiting from the destruction of our forests and the pollution of our water bodies via illegal mining? Is it not evident that the so-called fight against illegal mining by the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government is a hoax? A vote for DMB/NPP is a vote to upgrade the galamsey menace. Let’s rescue and reset Ghana for our collective good. The alternative is the only option. Vote JDM/NDC.”
When confronted with whether his comments were harsh, he admitted to it, forcing the minority leader to state he had no more questions for the nominee.
Dr. Apaak admitted that ”with hindsight I must admit that the language was rather harsh. I am grateful”.
The minority leader commended him, saying he had earned his respect, but followed up with paragraph two of the same statement with the nominee responding,’Most grateful, honourable chair. Honourable chair, while it is fair to admit that the content of this post could have been better presented, I must admit that it was influenced by the Professor Frimpong Boateng statement as contained in the public domain for discussion.
The minority leader then reminded him that the report in question was not before them for consideration, and the nominee admitted that he concedes that ”given the context provided by the honourable member, it is only fair and appropriate that I concede that I was rather too excessive in blaming an entire government for the infractions of a few. I am grateful”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
