{"id":385172,"date":"2017-12-21T15:19:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T15:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=385172"},"modified":"2017-12-21T19:59:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T19:59:02","slug":"im-sorry-for-my-outburst-ahenkorah-apologizes-to-ablakwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/im-sorry-for-my-outburst-ahenkorah-apologizes-to-ablakwa\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m sorry for my outburst &#8211; Ahenkorah apologizes to Ablakwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah, has apologized for his outburst in the wake of allegations that his Ministry\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/15\/expatriates-paid-100000-just-to-sit-by-nana-addo-muntaka\/\">charged expatriates<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0between $25,000 and $100,000 to enable them to\u00a0sit close to the President at the Ghana Expatriate Business Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ahenkorah\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/19\/ablakwa-ahenkorah-in-near-fight-over-alleged-trade-ministry-extortion\/\">clashed with<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0the Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in Parliament, after he felt the MP was besmirching the Akufo-Addo government with corruption allegations.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;z7B1kp7O5NPcYJPVZf2GEUbvlfEvR2Yf&#8221;]Mr. Ablakwa had previously called on the Trade Ministry to apologize to President Nana Akufo-Addo for tainting the presidency with the alleged dubious dealings.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0Mr. Ahenkorah described Mr. Ablakwa as a \u201cbig liar\u201d and accused him of making baseless allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Accra-based Peace FM, Mr. Ahenkorah maintained that he did not take the accusations against the President lightly, but he still admitted that his reactions were not justified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhanaians should forgive me and forgive my failings. When the matter came up and I had issues with it [the Minority\u2019s approach], I should have taken my time and watched my\u00a0temper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ablakwa said the Deputy Minister was so furious that his actions bordered on assault.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy Minister initially showed no remorse when he was interviewed on\u00a0<strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong>, claiming that Mr. Ablakwa was out of order when he suggested that he and the NPP government were corrupt.<\/p>\n<p>He however also apologized directly to Mr. Ablakwa, and indicated his willingness move past the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brother, Okudzeto Ablakwa, although younger than me, is still my senior in Parliament. That exchange we had in Parliament should not have happened because we are two gentlemen\u2026 None of us acquitted ourselves well, but if he won\u2019t apologize I will so that there will peace and we can move past this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah, has apologized for his outburst in the wake of allegations that his Ministry\u00a0charged expatriates\u00a0between $25,000 and $100,000 to enable them to\u00a0sit close to the President at the Ghana Expatriate Business Awards. 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