It’s enough! Let’s stick to the point so your people don’t accuse me of keeping you here too long — Afenyo-Markin to Gomashie at vetting

During Dzifa Gomashie's vetting for the Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts Minister role, Efutu MP Alexander Afenyo-Markin interrupted, saying she was giving too much detail in her response.

Afenyo Markin asked Dzifa Gomashie how she intends to advocate for the improvement of roads leading to tourist destinations, stressing that she would bear the blame if the issue was not addressed.

"You are the Tourism Minister, and if you don't get it done, they will say you have failed. And I don't want you to fail. What assurance can you give to Ghanaians that the Roads Minister will address this?" he quizzed.

Gomashie responded, saying, "I will push for it to be done because it will bring investments. Fixing the roads to these sites will increase visits, benefiting everyone involved. I will lobby as hard as I can. And as a former Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, I will..."

Afenyo-Markin, feeling she was going into too much detail, interrupted, saying, "That's enough! You've already answered the question. Let’s not go overboard. Let’s stick to the point so your people don’t accuse me of keeping you here too long."

Dzifa Gomashie is before the Parliamentary Appointment Committee for her vetting, which will determine her confirmation as the substantive Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts.

She was nominated for the position on January 16, 2025, in a statement signed by the Acting Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.

Having served as Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts, and Culture under the Mahama administration from 2013 to 2017, Dzifa Gomashie is also a two-term Member of Parliament for the Ketu South Constituency, where she has championed development and community empowerment initiatives.