The Minority in Parliament has alleged that Dr. Ayew Afriyie, the chair of the Health Committee, is intentionally impeding a parliamentary investigation into the government's COVID-19 expenditure.

Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, assigned the Finance and Health Committees the responsibility of promptly examining the use of COVID-19 funds. This directive was issued in response to perceived irregularities in the management of COVID-19 funds, as highlighted by the Finance Minister on June 22, 2022.

On February 21, the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, expressed concerns on the floor of Parliament, accusing the MP for Effiduase/Asokore of obstructing the investigation. According to Dr. Forson, the chairman of the joint committee, Ayew Afriyie, has not convened a meeting to address the matter, creating a sense of sabotage.

Dr. Forson stated, “The chairman of the joint committee, Ayew Afriyie, has not called a meeting to sit on the matter. The ranking member cannot obviously call a meeting and it is only the chairman who can call the meeting. So we are sensing some form of sabotage.

“There was a sub-committee that the joint committee formed and developed a guideline, and submitted it to the joint committee, which it accepted and as we speak, this matter has been delayed for almost eight months, and we cannot continue like this.”