{"id":289283,"date":"2017-01-30T06:15:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T06:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=289283"},"modified":"2017-01-30T06:15:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T06:15:26","slug":"ayariga-writes-to-speaker-calls-for-investigation-into-bribery-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/ayariga-writes-to-speaker-calls-for-investigation-into-bribery-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayariga writes to Speaker, calls for investigation into bribery claims"},"content":{"rendered":"
Three of the Minority members of the vetting committee \u2013 Mahama Ayariga, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini; MPs for Bawku Central, North Tongu and Tamale north constituencies respectively have written to the Speaker of Parliament calling for a thorough investigation of the bribery claims against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko.<\/p>\n
The three, in a joint letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, want the House to initiate an internal investigation to ascertain the veracity of their claims against the minister.<\/p>\n
The letter said, “we request you to carry out an internal enquiry into the veracity of the claims made by us in the allegation of attempted bribery of the Minority members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament by the ministerial nominee.”<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Mahama Ayariga on Friday [January 27, 2017] accused the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko of bribing the ten Minority members of the committee with GHc3,000 each when he realized that the Minority had refused to pass him for the position following some comments he made about former president John Mahama during his vetting.<\/p>\n Mr. Ayariga alleged that the money was given to the Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu for onward disbursement; a claim Mr Suhuyini and Mr Ablakwa both confirmed.<\/p>\n Although the Chief Whip and the Chairman have denied the claims, the trio have insisted they were certain about the allegations.<\/p>\n They noted in the letter that “We, the three (3) Members of Parliament will subject ourselves fully to the processes of enquiry”.<\/p>\n