During his submission before the approval of Sam George as the Minister of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, the lawmaker referenced a fabricated image of his colleague circulating on social media.
Jinapor aimed to advise Sam George to be more mindful of the content he engages with and how he spends his time during parliamentary proceedings, unaware that the image he referenced was, in fact, fabricated to tarnish Sam George’s reputation.
Making his submission, he said, “The Honorable Sam George, as an elder of the Perez Chapel and not just a member and as somebody who espouses his Christian values, should also be mindful of what he watches when he is in
His statement provoked loud protests from the Majority in the house, who strongly objected to his claims.
This has ignited outrage on social media, with critics arguing that the well-educated lawmaker should have known that the image he referenced was fabricated by malicious individuals.
They have strongly condemned his actions, describing his conduct as irresponsible and suggesting he attempted to engage in a smear campaign against his colleague.
Critics also expressed concerns about how politics has been degraded to smear campaigns against individuals, calling for him to issue an apology.
Read some of the tweets below:
Abu Jinapor is nowhere close to anything called honourable. How can you use a fake photo on social media to attack your fellow member, right in parliament? The minority is clearly reducing parliamentary work to shallow politicking. Just appalling
— Kwesi Kudoh (@kwesi_kudoh) February 4, 2025
The fact that someone is in parliament does not mean they are sensible. Samuel Abu Jinapor just proved this statement so true.
— Theophilus Quartey (@TheoQuartey) February 4, 2025
Another MP just attacked Sam George on the floor using this same fake news and it seems most MPs can't even identify fake news because see the lady MP also showing it on her phone 🤦 https://t.co/jZIKYCIon5 pic.twitter.com/NYkBfhC7o1
— Austine Woode (@obiMpenaAustine) February 4, 2025
This was very irresponsible from Abu Jinapor.
— Victor (@AtsuTamakloe) February 4, 2025
Tainted the man's name for nothing. https://t.co/SYP9fe7gYl
Two times in less than 1 week that
— Austine Woode (@obiMpenaAustine) February 4, 2025Parliament has used fake news from the internet to attack someone.
Serious reforms are needed because if the house of laws is engaged in fake news, we are in dangerous times.
Samuel Abu Jinapor has really disappointed me big time 🤦
Why is Abu Jinapor using fake news to attack another MP when it is easily verifiable? Why has
— Austine Woode (@obiMpenaAustine) February 4, 2025Parliament of Ghana become this useless?
I'm sad 🤦
