{"id":1252252,"date":"2022-11-16T21:54:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/16\/okudzeto-ablakwa-clashes-with-otchere-darko\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T21:54:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:54:10","slug":"okudzeto-ablakwa-clashes-with-otchere-darko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/16\/okudzeto-ablakwa-clashes-with-otchere-darko\/","title":{"rendered":"Okudzeto Ablakwa clashes with Otchere-Darko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"458\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ablakwa-Gabby-and-Ofori-Atta-645x424-Copy-1-696x458.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Ablakwa-Gabby-and-Ofori-Atta-645x424-Copy\"\/><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1383805891&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Member of the eight-Member Adhoc Committee, has engaged in a heated argument with Gabby Otchere-Darko who appeared on Tuesday as the lawyer for Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n<p>This emanated from a comment Mr Otchere-Darko made, asking the Minority to stop springing surprises.<\/p>\n<p> He described questions from the North Tongu MP as political, stating he should organise a press meeting to say those things but not advantageously use the Committee sitting to do his own thing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>This did not sit well with the lawmaker who told Mr Otchere-Darko that he cannot come to Parliament and throw his weight about. This made tempers to go high but this time, the Co-Chairman and Adansi-Asokwa MP, KT Hammond came in to stop the brawl.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Otchere-Darko subsequently questioned the judicial jurisdiction of the Committee on the issues raised by the Minority and demanded that they furnish his client, Mr Ofori-Atta with all the documents they intend to rely on during the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Censure motion hearing: This is not a circus \u2013 Ablakwa replies Gabby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ad hoc committee hearing: Gabby Otchere-Darko is lawyer for Ken Ofori-Atta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He believes it will be in the interest of fairness and justice for the minister to adequately respond to each of the seven issues against him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audio attached above:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"PmnlpprNRoQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PIWAK Natural Health - Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (16-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PmnlpprNRoQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Member of the eight-Member Adhoc Committee, has engaged in a heated argument with Gabby Otchere-Darko who appeared on Tuesday as the lawyer for Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. 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