Dr Clement Apaak, the Deputy Minister-designate for Training, has acknowledged that his previous remarks criticising the Akufo-Advertdo/Bawumia administration’s dealing with of unlawful mining, generally known as galamsey, have been overly harsh.
Talking throughout his vetting earlier than Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, Dr Apaak admitted that, in hindsight, his feedback have been “too arduous” and extreme.
His preliminary criticism, made on social media forward of the 2024 common elections, accused the federal government of enabling unlawful mining and benefiting from the apply.
Through the vetting, Minority Chief Alexander Afenyo-Markin referred to the remarks and requested Dr Apaak to make clear his stance.
In response, Dr Apaak acknowledged that his criticism could have been too broad.
“Given the context provided, it is just honest and acceptable that I concede that I used to be fairly too extreme in blaming an entire authorities for the infractions of some,” he acknowledged.
He additional expressed his willingness to take duty for his phrases, including, “Given my responses to this point, I’d admit so.”
In a associated growth, the Deputy Minister for the Inside designate, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has cautioned in opposition to speculations about the way forward for Inspector Basic of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare underneath the present authorities.
Public discussions have surrounded the IGP’s place because the new authorities took workplace, with some unidentified people and teams demanding his elimination from workplace.
The problem additionally got here up in Parliament in the course of the vetting of Deputy Minister nominee for the Inside, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi on Monday, February 24.
Mr Terlabi suggested the general public to go away the choice relating to the IGP’s destiny to President Mahama, stating that he wished he had the authority to make such a choice himself.
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