Oliver Barker-Vormawor has apologized to the Appointments Committee, stating that his social media post was not meant to accuse anyone of bribery.
Contrary to many expectations that he would provide evidence following the claims he made in a Facebook post on January 24, the social activist said before the Appointments Committee that his post was not intended to disparage any member of the committee.
“I want to make it clear that my post was not meant to disparage any member of the committee. I did not intend to imply that committee members received or demanded bribes from any individual. For this reason, I apologize,” he said.
He clarified, “I have never accused anyone on this committee, nor any member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), of taking money for ministerial vetting.”
Oliver Barker-Vormawor stated that he has always commended the leadership of the committee and its “dignified handling” of the vetting process and apologized for any misunderstanding or harm caused.
Explaining why he had left the post online, he said the words had been twisted and that it became imperative for him to maintain the post in its original form, so that if questioned, the original content could be referenced for verification. “This is the reason why it wasn’t deleted.”
He, however, consented to the Committee’s demand to retract his comment with a disclaimer and to make his apology equally as visible as the original post.”
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