Clerk to Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobbah
The Clerk to Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobbah, has disclosed that her husband urged her to leave Parliament on the night of Thursday, January 30, 2025, when tensions escalated during proceedings.
She noted that before the session resumed, she had relayed instructions from both the Committee Chairman and the Minority Chief Whip. However, disorder erupted in the chamber during the vetting of Joseph Bukari Nikpe, transport minister.
Testifying before the investigative committee probing the disturbances on February 5, 2025, Jiagge-Gobbah detailed the dramatic moments that unfolded during the vetting session.
“I wasn’t feeling right, so I called my boss and pleaded with him to come. Within minutes, he arrived, and I briefed him on the situation, that was when the insults began. I stood there, shocked at what was happening,” she said.
“…they were screaming at me, but I needed a directive from my boss. Without instructions, I couldn’t proceed,” she explained.
According to her, she received urgent messages from her husband.
“At the tail end, as the Majority tried to mediate, I received three calls and a message from my dear husband instructing me to leave immediately. I followed his advice and left,” she stated.
Following her testimony, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin directed the investigative committee to suspend its sitting.
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