Samuel Abu Jinapor is the Member of Parliament of Damongo
The Member of Parliament of Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has denied widespread claims accusing him of making unsavory and defamatory ‘daughter of a murderer’ remarks aimed at attacking the character of Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings during a parliamentary sitting.
In a statement on his social media account on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Abu Jinapor expressed his respect for the family of the late Jerry John Rawlings, emphasising that attempts linking him to the comments are false.
“The general public is kindly advised to totally disregard the suggestion that I made unsavory comments about Hon. Dr. Zanetor Rawlings while she was on her feet on the floor of Parliament contributing to a statement. For the record, the said allegation is absolutely false. I have utmost respect for Former President Jerry John Rawlings, his family and Dr. Zanetor Rawlings in particular,” he said.
The former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources maintained his integrity, emphasising that he does not engage in debates that involve insults or character assassination.
“I have always believed in decent debates and intellectual discourse in Ghanaian public life and Parliament especially, devoid of insults and character assassination!” he added.
He has, therefore, urged Ghanaians to disregard any claims alleging that he made such comments.
On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, an unidentified member of the Minority side hurled a deeply derogatory remark at Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, referring to her as the “daughter of a murderer” and ordering her to sit down during parliamentary proceedings.
Another unknown MP believed to be on the Minority side followed up, claiming, “But there is evidence that her father killed people.”
This occurred after Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the MP for Klottey Korle, sought permission to contribute, but the Speaker ignored her and instead granted the floor to Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
Read his post below:
The general public is kindly advised to totally disregard the suggestion that I made unsavory comments about Hon. Dr. Zanetor Rawlings while she was on her feet on the floor of Parliament contributing to a statement.
For the record, the said allegation is absolutely false.
— Samuel A. Jinapor (@SamuelAJinapor) February 5, 2025
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