Mahama Ayariga charged for contempt of parliament in the bribery allegation

Joe Ghartey Committee has preferred contempt charges against the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga for bringing the name of Parliament into disrepute, having failed to prove that members of the Appointments Committee were bribed to approve a ministerial nominee. Mahama Ayariga had alleged that Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka was used as a conduit…

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I’m shocked at Muntaka’s denial of bribery allegation – Okudzeto Ablakwa

The move by the Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka to isolate himself from the accusation that a bribe was exchanged through him, supposedly coming from a ministerial nominee to influence Minority members on the Appointments Committee has been challenged. According to the Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Mr Samuel Okudzeto…

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Ghana MPs push for probe into bribery claims

Accra – Lawmakers in Ghana on Monday called for an investigation into claims that a minister in new President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government bribed the committee vetting his candidacy. Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has been accused of attempting to bribe some opposition party members of the committee with $700 each to approve his nomination. The allegations were made by an…

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Position of ‘Senior Minister’ unconstitutional — Mahama Ayariga

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga, says the nomination of a former Minister of Finance, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, as a Senior Minister by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is unconstitutional. In a letter dated January 17,  2017, to the President through the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Ayariga said the nomination of Mr Osafo-Maafo was…

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