Social media activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has apologized to Parliament’s Appointments Committee, stressing that his earlier remarks about alleged bribery were not meant to disparage its members.
Barker-Vormawor, who had previously claimed that some committee members demanded bribes from ministerial nominees, explained that his comments were intended to highlight broader concerns about corruption and transparency, rather than directly accuse the committee.
“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 same, and for those reasons, I apologize,” he said.
Appearing before the Appointments Committee on Wednesday January 29, his legal counsel, Nana Ato Dadzie, reinforced this clarification, stating that the activist’s post was an act of whistleblowing, not an attack on the committee’s integrity.
