Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase Constituency, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka has issued a formal written retraction and apology to the Supreme Court for accusing a Supreme Court judge of their (NDC) legislators not to vote for Alban Bagbin as Speaker of Parliament; praying his action will not affect the existing cordial relations between the legislature and the judiciary.
“Shamefully, a Supreme Court judge called a lady colleague telling her what they will give her, if she votes for Prof Mike Oquaye. He told her that they will help her take care of her children. She can take fuel from a filling station for free for the next four years. So we [NDC] are going to look into it. We will look at the time he made those calls.” Mr. Muntaka alleged on JoyNews January 10, 2021.
But in his statement of apology, the Minority Chief Whip admitted he was sorry for the harm done to the image and reputation of the Justices of the Supreme Court and the judiciary as a whole.
“Admittedly because I did not specifically name any judge, this may have had the effect of scandalizing the judiciary in its entirety. This unintended consequence is deeply regretted. I, therefore, wish to respectfully retract some and apologize for the harm done to the image and reputation of my Lord Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judiciary as a whole.”
According to him, he has decided to let sleeping dogs lie and will consequently refrain from any further public commentary on the matter.
He further urged the media and the general public to respect his retraction and apology.
Find the full statement below:
Source: A1Radioonline.com|101.1MHz|Ghana
