Tensions flared in Parliament on Thursday, January 30, as members of the Minority and Majority caucuses clashed during the vetting of Health Minister-designate Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Foreign Affairs Minister-designate Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.

The uproar, which led to disruptions and damage to parliamentary furniture, was further inflamed by accusations against the Clerk of Parliament.

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin directly accused the Clerk, Gifty Jiagge-Gobah, of being partisan and allegedly working in favour of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Speaking to the media after the chaotic session, Afenyo-Markin did not hold back in his criticism. "The nominees-where we have to ask them questions, we do.