GII Wades Into MP Bribery Saga
Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has waded into the bribery allegations against some Members of Parliament, with a call for the passage of the Conduct of Public Officers’ Bill. According to the...
Tag: Appointments Committee
Bribery Committee Stops Okudzeto From Giving Further Oral Evidence
Parliament’s 5-member ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged bribery scandal involving members of the Appointments Committee, today , stopped MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, from...
How Do We Tackle Filth In Accra?
“Accra, is very dirty and posing a lot of health hazards to the citizenry. The biggest vision I have got is to see how to tackle this problem,” Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey,...
Joe Ghartey Committee On Bribery Allegation Sits…Witnesses Won’t Budge
It was a day of insistence on earlier allegations of bribery and denial of the allegations by members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) and a minister of state when they appeared...
Bribery Scandal: I’d No Need, Motive To Bribe ‘vetting’ C’ttee – Agyarko
The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has strenuously denied ever bribing members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament to lure them into confirming his nomination, stating that he had “no...
I Was Shocked By Best Friend Ayariga’s Claims – Muntaka
The Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has said he was shocked by the allegations that he and the chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament acted as conduits for Energy...
I Received Money From Muntaka — Ayariga Admits
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has strongly defended his claims that members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament were offered monies to approve the nomination of now...
I Had No Reason To Bribe Appointments Committee
Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has stated categorically under oath that, he never bribed Members of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, ostensibly to get his nomination approved. “I will...
Bribery Committee Stops Okudzeto From Giving Further Oral Evidence
Parliament’s 5-member ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged bribery scandal involving members of the Appointments Committee, today , stopped MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, from...
I’m No Conspirator – Ablakwa
Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has told the Ghartey Committee he will never conspire to bear false witness against a ministerial nominee. His comment comes...
Weigh My Evidence; Ayariga Tells Bribery Committee
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has asked the committee investigating the alleged bribery scandal to evaluate his evidence in the matter and take the necessary decision. He...
Ayariga Asked To Halt Public Comments On Bribery Case
The Joe-Ghartey-chaired ad-hoc committee investigating the bribery allegation that has rocked Ghana’s Parliament, has cautioned the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga from...
Okudzeto Ablakwa Appears Before Ghartey Bribery Committee
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is currently before the Ghartey Committee as the body continues its probe into the bribery allegation made against Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko and the leadership of the...
I Bribed No One
Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has told the Ghartey Committee probing the bribery allegation against the leadership of parliament’s Appointments Committee and himself that “at no point of my...
Ayariga Presents ‘no Direct Evidence’; Sticks To His ‘facts’
Embattled Bawku Central MP failed to present any 'direct evidence' to back his claims that MPs were paid monies intended to influence the approval of then Energy minister-designate Boakye Ayarko. At...
I Was Shocked By Best Friend Ayariga’s Claims – Muntaka
The Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has said he was shocked by the allegations that he and the chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament acted as conduits for Energy...
How Can Ayariga Return Money He Wasn’t Given? – Muntaka
Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed has told a parliamentary ad hoc committee inquiring into a bribery scandal that he has not waived the fact that he never gave any money to Mahama Ayariga purported to...
Boakye Agyarko Appears Before Ghartey Bribery Committee
Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko is currently before the Ghartey Committee as the body continues its probe into the bribery allegation made against him and the leadership of the Appointments...
I Never Played Any Role In Bribery Allegations
A member of Parliament's Appoitment Committee Muntaka Mubarak who was fingered in an alleged bribery allegation has taken his turn before a committee set by the Speaker of Parliament to investigate...
Weigh My Evidence – Ayariga Tells Bribery Committee
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has asked the committee investigating the alleged bribery scandal to evaluate his evidence in the matter of the alleged bribery scandal, and...