Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has expressed absolute confidence that he would have won a secret ballot for his ministerial approval, revealing that even some Minority MPs were prepared to back him.
Speaking on Newsfile on JoyNews, he stated, “I was 100 percent sure that I would not lose the vote, and Afenyo-Markin himself knows.
“I dared them to take me to a vote. Of his 88 members, 44 of them would have voted for me, and that is why Afenyo-Markin, after calling for the vote, chose to abstain. He knew they didn’t have his back.”
His comments come after the Minority Caucus, led by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, initially opposed his appointment due to his past criticisms of former President Akufo-Addo and Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
The Majority Caucus, however, dismissed this reasoning and insisted that his nomination was justified.
Despite calling for a secret ballot, the Minority eventually abstained, leaving the decision to the Majority. Mr. George revealed that 49 of the 88 Minority members were prepared to vote in his favor, and this internal division, he suggested, was why Afenyo-Markin backed down.
Reflecting on the situation, he remarked, “If you have people who call you brother and friend like Mr. Afenyo-Markin used to, and this is the kind of friendship and brotherhood, then you don’t need enemies.”
