Mahama Girl Hot For Calling Annoh-Dompreh “Silly Boy” Speaker Of Parliament To Summon Her
One of President John Dramani Mahama’s new appointees, Emeafa Hardcastle, did the unthinkable when she descended on Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh calling him “silly boy” during the vetting of Defence Minister designate, Dr Edward Omane-Boamah on Tuesday, January 28.
In a full display of arrogance , the woman, who is the acting CEO of the Petroleum Commission, burst out unprovoked and insulted the Minority Chief Whip who is also the MP for Nsawam Adoagyiri in the full glare of MPs and other members of the public present.
The verbal assault, which has received widespread condemnation occurred when members of the committee had come out from a short recess after deliberating over whether to suspend proceedings in the face of an allegation by socio/political activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor on social media that the committee was engaging in bribery.
Charging forward at the visibly surprised Minority Chief Whip, the acting Petroleum Commission CEO, who was at the meeting to support the minister nominee, shouted on top of her voice,“ you are silly, silly boy”.
Complaint to Speaker
Annoh-Dompreh quickly dashed to the floor of Parliament where he filed a complaint urging the Speaker , Alban Bagbin to make consequential orders to the woman to appear before the House to answer for the contemptuous act. “A lady I have never met in my life, only later to be told she is Victoria Emeafa Hardcastle, acting CEO of Petroleum Commission. Speaker, I didn’t say a word to her, I didn’t provoke her in any way. Suddenly, insults were being hurled at me,” he told the Speaker.
Speaker acts
The Speaker indicated plans to personally invite the Acting CEO of the Petroleum Commission for a probe into the matter on Thursday, January 30, 2025 before making any further determination on Friday.
Condemnation
Two senior members of the NPP Majority, have condemned the woman for her behaviour. MP for Adaklu, Kwame Governs Agbodza, and MP for Tamale South , Haruna Iddrisu , called on the woman to apologize to the Minority Chief Whip.
Contributing to the discussion, Agbodza said an apology will put the matter to rest. For his part, Haruna, who is also the Minister of Education said bringing the matter to the floor of Parliament would send a clear message to the public and non-members of Parliament that the legislature has disciplinary powers, as vested in it by Article 122 of the 1992 Constitution. “The justified request made by the Minority Whip regarding the conduct infers damaging his reputation as an elected Member of Parliament. Mr Speaker, as I listened to him, we can only appeal to him that we share what the Hon. MP of Damongo said – that this house must stand united and unanimous in condemning the conduct and demanding an apology for it, but to persuade our colleague not to pursue it further, wanting this matter resolved at the Privileges Committee,” he stated.
