The Member of for Okaikoi Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, questioned the sincerity of the apology of social activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor to the Appointments Committee, describing it as an afterthought.

Speaking to journalists shortly after Barker-Vormawor rendered his apology during a sitting of the Appointments Committee on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Patrick Boamah acknowledged that while the apology has been accepted the matter could still be raised in for further consideration by the Privileges Committee. "He has apologised and his apology has been accepted.

It doesn't mean that a member cannot raise it on the floor for a proper referral to be made to the Privileges Committee," he stated.

He argued that while the apology has been accepted, allowing such matters to go unchecked could set a dangerous precedent. "If we don't go to the root of this matter, another day somebody else will come up, make a serious allegation against a Member of or any institution of state and know that 'Oh, I can just go there, having defamed them, and render an apology.' We need to stop some of these unnecessary allegations being made against very important people of state and any other person in this country because reputations are at stake, integrity is at stake.