Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament (MP) K.T. Hammond, has created the impression that he is unaware of the current fuel hikes in the country.
This, according to him, is because he does not have a car.
The long-serving New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker made these remarks during the first day of the committee hearing on the motion of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
This was in a rebuttal to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, when he asked if Mr Hammond had noticed the current fuel prices as he testified before the 8-member committee.
Mr Hammond replied, “I don’t buy fuel, I don’t have a car so I don’t buy fuel.”
Whether the remark was to create humour in the tense atmosphere or not, the lawmaker has incurred the wrath of some Ghanaians on social media.
“I don’t have a car. I don’t buy fuel.”—KT Hammond
— General Marcus! (@marcusadampah) November 15, 2022
Me: Does he fly to parliament and his constituency?
He is currently trending on Twitter because he narrated a few weeks ago how he nearly fought at the filling station over fuel prices.
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KT Hammond is making a joke of the entire nation! What’s this?
— K O B B S (@noye__) November 15, 2022
The public hearing took off on a rough note Tuesday morning as clashes ensued between the Minority and Majority members of the committee on the mode of the submission of evidence.
KT Hammond any time an opposition MP tries to make a reference pic.twitter.com/0DHyIAztA4
— Oscar (@MensahOscar) November 15, 2022
Even before being sworn in, Mr Iddrisu and Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, who were the first to appear and testify before the committee’s wish to tender evidence, were contested by the Chairman, Mr Hammond by some Majority members.
I just burst out laughing when I saw KT Hammond as the chair. This seating will drag with a lot of interference from him.
— Kwantwɛfo Dacosta (@kwantw3fo) November 15, 2022
Ken Ofori Atta
Some Ghanaians have condemned Mr Hammond over his posture during the hearing expressing concerns he may not help to achieve the purpose for which the committee was set up.
Check out more reactions below:
God bless @samgeorgegh for pushing for this committee hearing to be televised live; and letting us see KT Hammond as Co-Chair. This is not funny!
— Emmanuel Adjei Bekoe (@eadjeibekoe) November 15, 2022
KT Hammond is not fit to moderate such an important discourse. He’s deliberately watering the atmosphere with an unsolicited comic-display. His demeanor, very rusty for such a job. Why do we reduce everything to a complete comedy in this country? No sense of urgency. Why???
— Brooks🖤🇬🇭™ (@TheManBrooks) November 15, 2022
KT Hammond’s voice is both funny and annoying
— K. T. Samuel (@KT_Samuel) November 15, 2022
I just burst out laughing when I saw KT Hammond as the chair. This seating will drag with a lot of interference from him.
— Kwantwɛfo Dacosta (@kwantw3fo) November 15, 2022
Ken Ofori Atta
KT Hammond is been biased and unfair. Mercer refers to foreign data and he’s happy but Ablakwa doing same is stopped because it will grip censurable Ken Ofori-Atta. Imgaine! 😂
— MPK 𓃵 (@MPKwarteng_) November 15, 2022
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