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Agyarko Did’nt Bribe Anybody, They’re Only Spoiling His Name

February 15, 2017
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Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs has described as a ‘fruitless venture’ the Parliamentary probe into bribery allegations leveled against the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko by Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga.

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A Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee set up by the Speaker of Parliament and chaired by Joe Ghartey, MP for Essikado Ketan and Minister for Railways Development would commence investigations into the allegations.

Other members of the committee are Ben Abdallah Banda, MP for Offinso South; Magnus Kofi Amoatey, MP for Yilo Krobo; Ama Pomaa Boateng, MP for Juaben and Benson Tongo Baba MP for Talensi.

The committee has been tasked to investigate Mahama Ayariga’s allegation that Boakye Agyarko – who was being vetted by the Appointments Committee – through some people, paid GH¢3,000 to the minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs on the committee to influence his (Agyarko’s) approval as Minister of Energy.

They are specifically looking into the allegation against the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joe Osei-Owusu, who Mahama Ayariga had mentioned as being the conduit for the bribing and Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, who Mahama Ayariga claimed had brought the money.

The Joe Ghartey committee will call upon Mahama Ayariga, Joseph Osei-Owusu, who is also the 1st Deputy Speaker.

Others to appear are Mohammed Mubarak-Muntaka, and Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko.

The probe into the allegations, the NDC Regional Chairman has claimed would have no meaningful ending.

“The probe won’t end in anything, there is only going to be shifting of the goalpost…,” he said on Peace FM’s Krokrokoo on Wednesday.

Allotey Jacobs further emphasized that he was convinced the Energy Minister did not give bribe to any member of the Appointments Committee arguing further that claims of bribery allegation are attempts to tarnish the reputation of Boakye Agyarko.

“I still stand by my position that Boakye Agyarko did not give bribe to anybody, they are only spoiling somebody’s name…the man must be allowed the chance to go and work..,” he said.

Background

The investigation was launched after Mahama Ayariga and two minority MPs – Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Alhassane Suhuyini – had accused Boakye Agarko of bribing them.

Ayariga, the MP for Bawku Central, caused public outrage when he claimed on pro-NDC network – Radio Gold – recently that the Minority Chief Whip who is the NDC MP for Asawase, shared envelopes containing GH¢3,000 for minority members serving on the Appointments Committee to approve Mr. Agyarko.

The Minority Chief Whip has already denied ever sharing envelopes containing GH¢3,000 each to approve the nomination of Mr. Agyarko to become Minister of Energy, but this appears to have incensed his colleagues on the minority side of parliament.

Mahama Ayariga claimed Alhaji Muntaka had told them that it was the Committee’s Chairman Joe Osei-Owusu, who gave the money to them and said they later got to know that it was coming from Mr. Agyarko.

In the ensuing debate, Nii Lantey Vanderpuije, a minority member of the Appointments Committee, was also said to have said on Montie Fm – a sister station of Radio Gold – that he didn’t know anything about the alleged bribe, even though he was expected to have benefitted from it.

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