Accra, March 14, GNA – The Speaker of Parliament has denied a publication in the ‘Daily Guide’ newspaper dated March 11, 2022, that he has appointed a National Democratic Congress (NDC) man as acting Speaker.
A statement issued on Monday by the Office of the Speaker and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said: “The ‘NDC man’ in question, Mr Kofi Attor, is a former Member of Parliament, and currently works in the Speaker’s Secretariat as a Senior advisor.”
It said the” Speaker assigns to him and the team duties as and when necessary.”
“We wish to state that Hon. Kofi Attor is a former member of Parliament who currently works in the Speaker’s Secretariat as a Senior advisor. The Speaker assigns responsibilities to him and the Staff from time to time In all these, he has never been assigned responsibility as deputy speaker and those who caused the publication know this,” the statement said.
The statement, therefore advised the public to ignore the mischievous message.
“The said publication is just one of the mischievous attempts to court public disaffection and ridicule of the Speaker and bring him into disrepute. The public is advised to ignore the mischief that was intended.”
GNA