The Deputy Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Nana Kwame Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has criticised Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa for prematurely announcing the temporary closure of Ghana's embassy in Washington, D.C., while investigations into a major corruption scandal are still underway.
Speaking in an interview on Joy FM's Midday News on May 26, he raised concerns about the manner in which the closure and fraud revelations were publicly communicated, especially via social media. "Investigations are going on.
So why do you write on social media?
That's our point," he asked. "This public declaration, especially by no less a person than the minister, has the potential to severely damage Ghana's reputation abroad." "Have you considered the cost of this so-called temporary closure to the country?
