The Minority in Parliament has described the actions of the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Victoria Emeafa Hardcastle, towards the Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, as an 'egregious assault.' Deeming the altercation between the two as an attack on the leadership of the Minority Caucus in Parliament, they said that her actions also represent an attack on the dignity of Parliament. "The Minority Caucus unequivocally condemns the reprehensible and contemptuous conduct exhibited by Ms Victoria Emeafa Hardcastle, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, against the Leadership of Parliament.
Her behaviour on Tuesday, 28th January 2025 represents one of the most flagrant attacks on parliamentary dignity in recent memory and demands an appropriately stern response from the House. "Ms Hardcastle's attempt to direct the Minority Chief Whip.
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Frank Annoh-Dompreh, on the execution of his parliamentary duties, coupled with her unconscionable description of a senior Member of Parliament as 'silly,' constitutes an egregious assault on parliamentary authority that cannot go unchallenged.
