Ayariga To Offer Written Apology To Speaker
Under-fire Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga has agreed to present a written apology to the Speaker of Parliament as compensation for the conditional one he offered in the chamber Thursday,...
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Joe Ghartey Committee Insulated Parliament – Adawudu
Private legal practitioner, Victor Kojogah Adawudu, says the report of the Joe Ghartey Committee appears to have been designed to protect the sanctity of Parliament. He said the Committee focused on...
Apology Not Enough – MFWA Boss
If, indeed, Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga lied about his claim that the Appointments Committee of parliament was bribed by Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko for him to be approved, then he deserves to...
Ayariga To Apologize Again To Parliament
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has reportedly written an apology letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Michael Oquaye. The apology letter comes a day after...
Joe Ghartey Report Has Unresolved Issues – Emile Short
Former CHRAJ boss, Justice Emile Francis Short, says the report of the Joe Ghartey Committee instituted to investigate a bribery claim against some MPs has not fully resolved all the issues. He said...
Brawls Are ‘normal’ In Parliament – Cheremeh
The near-fight witnessed in Ghana’s Parliament Thursday evening after a member of the minority side was found guilty of contempt of the House in a bribery allegation probe was a “normal”...
Comparative Features of Parliament Under Ghana’s 4th Republic
GHANA’S Parliament has come a long way in its journey so far as the Fourth Republic is concerned. The country has so far witnessed four republics and hopefully the Fourth Republican Constitution...
MPs Apologise For Fighting In Parliament
Members of Parliament (MPs) have rendered unqualified apologies to Ghanaians for the brawl that happened on the floor of the house after the presentation of the Joe Ghartey Committee report. Some...
No Bribe! Ayariga Guilty of Contempt
Mahama Ayariga, Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), has been virtually accused of peddling falsehood, having been found guilty of contempt of Parliament in the case of bribery allegations...
Ayariga’s Apology ‘no Apology’ – Cheremeh
The conditional apology rendered by the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga following the submission of the Ghartey committee report which cited him for contempt was “no...
Joe Ghartey Committee Tells Osei-Owusu
The Joe Ghartey committee has warned that the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joe Osei-Owusu, will undermine the dignity of Parliament if he pursues the bribery allegations against him in...
Near-Brawl In Ghana’s Parliament As Ayariga Apologises
There was a kerfuffle in Ghana’s Parliament Thursday evening after a member of the Minority side was found guilty of contempt of the House in a bribery allegation. The National Democratic Congress...
Chaos In Parliament Over Ayariga’s Bribery Report
It was a near brawl between the Majority and Minority members in Parliament on Thursday evening following the release of the report of the Joe Ghartey committee that investigated bribery allegation...
What Joe Ghartey’s Committee Said and Ayariga’s Subsequent Apology
The adhoc committee set up by the Speaker of Parliament and chaired by Mr Joe Ghartey Committee, to investigate the recent bribery allegations in Parliament on Thursday made known its findings and...
Ayariga Found Guilty of Contempt
The five-member committee chaired by Minister of Railway Development and Member of Parliament for Essikado, Joe Ghartey has found Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga guilty of contempt...
Boakye Agyarko, Osei Owusu, Muntaka Cleared of Bribery
The Joe Ghartey Committee says it found no evidence to support the bribery claim made by Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga. The Committee said it arrived at the conclusion after...
Mahama Ayariga Ordered To Apologize To Parliament
The Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga has been ordered to apologize to Parliament for bringing the name of the August House into disrepute. This was after he gave credence to an...
If Report Is Not Credible We Won’t Put It Out – Joe Ghartey
The Chairman of Parliament’s bribery Investigative Committee has said Ghanaians will find the report credible because the investigations were conducted in a non-partisan manner. Joe Ghartey told...
Ayariga In Contempt of Parliament – Joe Ghartey Committee
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has been found guilty of contempt of Parliament, following investigations into bribery allegations against the Appointments Committee. The...
Ayariga In Contempt of Parliament
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has been found guilty of contempt of Parliament, following investigations into bribery allegations against the Appointments Committee. The...