During parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday, February 21, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader in Parliament, accused Dr. Ayew Afriyie, Chairman of Parliament's Health Committee, of deliberately obstructing an inquiry into the government's COVID-19 expenditure.

Dr. Forson, who represents Ajumako Enyan Essiam, alleged that Dr. Ayew Afriyie, the MP for Effiduase/Asokore, was impeding the investigation.

He claimed that certain actions by Dr. Ayew Afriyie were intentionally aimed at frustrating the assignment.

“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 subcommittee 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.”

Speaker Alban Bagbin has instructed the Finance and Health committees to promptly investigate the use of COVID-19 funds, following concerns about potential irregularities.