The immediate past First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has expressed concerns over the demeanour of his successor during committee proceedings.
In an interview on Joy News' Upfront on Thursday, January 16, he described Bernard Ahiafor's approach as unnecessarily aggressive and contrary to his own style of leadership. "I haven't even watched any of the proceedings," Osei Owusu said, "but I've seen, in a particular case, somebody forwarded to me, that my friend chairman was needlessly raising his voice and showing a tendency to show machoism." He added, "My style is different.
We are all colleagues, and our duty is to ensure that the person qualifies in accordance with the Constitution and that he can do the work he has been nominated to do." The former chairman stated that his approach to leadership on the Appointments Committee was rooted in professionalism and collaboration. "I was a bit surprised to see how hard-faced the chairman of the committee was addressing one of the members of the committee.
That is not my style," he stated.
