Oliver Barker-Vormawor faces Appointments Committee

Social Media Activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor is expected to face Parliament’s Appointments Committee today, January 29, 2025 to substantiate his claims that Appointment Committee members are taking money from John Dramani Mahama’s appointees before approving them.

Per the letter inviting him, Oliver Barker-Vormawor is expected in Parliament at exactly 10 am in the Committee Room 1&2 Administration block.

This comes after Oliver Barkr-Vormawor social media allegation on January 24, 2025, and after he was called out and invited by Parliament, he accepted the challenge, indicating that it would help Ghana’s democracy.

“So all the monies the ministerial appointees are being asked to pay to the Appointments Committee just to get approved, are those ones not affected by ORAL? Strange Republic,” his post read.

Meanwhile, Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade Coker, has described the allegations as as baseless and frivolous.

Mr. Coker expressed his frustration while speaking to the media in Parliament after proceedings were briefly suspended to address the allegations.

“We’ve been here for over two hours on this frivolous accusation. I call it frivolous—it’s a frivolous accusation,” he stressed.

“They’ve invited the gentleman to come and deal with him, that’s all. Deal with the person. Privileges Committees are there, but the process must go on… Simplicita,” Ade Coker said.

Barker-Vormawor, in reacting to the invitation indicated, “I look forward to appearing before the Appointments Committee tomorrow.”