‘Silly Man, don’t bring yourself’ – Ag. CEO of Petroleum Commission Cast Insults On Annoh-Dompreh in parliament

An altercation occurred between the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Emeafa Hardcastle, and the Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyir, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, during a sitting of the Appointments Committee on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

While the cause of the altercation between the two is not clear, a video of the incident shared by Channel One TV shows that the MP took offense at the description of his caucus as ‘micro’ by the Petroleum Commission CEO.

In response, the Minority Chief Whip allegedly threatened to take Hardcastle on, a statement she did not take lightly.

“You are threatening me that you will take me on because you are who? My friend, don’t bring yourself. What do you mean you are taking me on?” she fumed.

Annoh-Dompreh, however, emphasised the offense in the descriptive words used by the acting CEO to describe his caucus.

“You called us micro minority?” the MP questioned.

“But you are a micro minority. Doesn’t Afenyo (Minority Leader) himself use that phrase?” Hardcastle retorted.

“You think you can bully me here?” she added.

Amidst the melee created by their encounter, the MP accused the acting CEO of referring to him as “silly.”

“Please, please, please. You cannot call me silly… We will deal with this matter,” he stated.

The Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, delayed the vetting of some nominees of the president over some claims made by civil activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, against the committee on social media.

The committee chairman, Bernard Ahiafor, expressed disgust over the claim that members of the committee demand bribes from nominees before approving their nomination by the president.

The committee chairman thus directed the secretary of the committee to issue a summons to the activist to appear before the committee on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

Watch video of the incident below: