Speaking in an interview on Monday, January 6, 2025, on UTV,
“I did what I did for the interest of the party and the benefit of Akufo-Addo’s government. Although I regretted my actions as they affected my family members and kids after it went viral on social media, I never regret doing that for my party,” he said.
The lawmaker, explaining and justifying his actions, said he took that decisive step for the party's interest and the sole benefit of Akufo-Addo's government.
He added that having a Speaker of their party's choice would have significantly facilitated their government's business without undue stress and would have also played a crucial role in helping them win the recently held general elections emphatically.
“What I did was not wrong but what pains me the most is Akufo-Addo didn’t appreciate it. I didn’t commit that act for myself but for Akufo-Addo, that is why I won't do it again.
“If we had succeeded in getting our candidate to become the Speaker due to my actions, it would have helped us win the 2024 general elections massively,” he added.
He added, “Bagbin has been nominated by Mahama to be retained as Speaker because he helped the NDC in parliament but the one I committed the act for [Akufo-Addo] did not even see my contributions.”
Background
On the morning of January 7, 2021,
This occurred after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament began celebrating what they anticipated would be a victory in their favor.
However, he was quickly chased, accosted at the entrance of the parliamentary chamber, and physically confronted by some NDC MPs.
Akufo-Addo did not appreciate me after I snatched the ballot papers during the Speaker of Parliament election. -
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) January 6, 2025Carlos Ahenkorah #UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/Se6EzjuWqM
