{"id":293942,"date":"2017-02-13T10:42:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T10:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=293942"},"modified":"2017-02-13T10:42:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T10:42:31","slug":"parliaments-investigation-committee-begins-work-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/parliaments-investigation-committee-begins-work-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament’s investigation committee begins work on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
The five-member investigative ad-hoc committee formed by Parliament to investigate the bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee will commence sitting on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.<\/p>\n
A statement from the investigation committee said: \u201cThe Special Committee on allegations against the chairman and some members of the Appointments Committee is to start its first public hearing from Wednesday, February 15 – Friday, February 17, 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement also added that the public hearing will be held daily at the Speakers Conference room.<\/p>\n
Background <\/strong><\/p>\n Parliament formed the committee on January 31, 2017 following allegations by the Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central; Mahama Ayariga, who accused the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko of bribing the ten minority members on the Appointments Committee with GHc3, 000 each prior to the minister\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mr. Ayariga further claimed that the money was handed to the minority chief whip, Muntaka Mubarak, by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu for onward disbursement, a claim, both Muntaka and Osei-Owusu had rejected.<\/p>\n