The special parliamentary Ad hoc committee set up to probe the bribery allegation against members of the appointments committee will begin sittings today, Wednesday February 15. The Joe Ghartey-led committee could not sit on Monday as scheduled because the key witness, Mahama Ayariga, was out of the jurisdiction on an official assignment. The Bawku Central … Read more
The five-member ad hoc committee composed to probe the bribery scandal that has hit the Appointments Committee of Parliament will start work on Wednesday, February 15. “The 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 … Read more
The five-member committee set up to probe the bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee of Parliament starts investigation today. The committee chaired by Joe Ghartey, a former Attorney General is expected to thoroughly investigate the bribery charge leveled against the leadership of the Appointments Committee by Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga. … Read more
The Minority in parliament is being mischievous with its position on the approval of Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister-designate Otiko Afisah Djaba, Matthew Nyindam, Member of Parliament for Kpandai and Majority Chief Whip, has said. All the Minority legislators on the Appointments Committee have voted against Ms Djaba’s approval citing her inability to undertake … Read more
The Minority in parliament is being mischievous with its position on the approval of Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister-designate Otiko Afisah Djaba, Matthew Nyindam, Member of Parliament for Kpandai and Majority Chief Whip, has said. All the Minority legislators on the Appointments Committee have voted against Ms Djaba’s approval citing her inability to undertake … Read more
Central Regional Minister-designate, Kwamena Duncan says Parliament is on a “slippery road” if the House doesn’t fully address the bribery allegations levelled against some members of the vetting committe. Speaking on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ programme, Kwamena Duncan welcomed the 5-member Committee set up by Parliament to investigate the issue but advised members of the House … Read more
Allotey Jacobs has jabbed the Minority in Parliament, claiming they are showing the electorate that all is not well in the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Making his submissions on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ about the bribery allegations hanging over the neck of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, the NDC stalwart believed the denial of the bribery … Read more
The acting Director of Public Affairs at Ghana’s Parliament, Kate Addo, has stated that parliament expects nothing but “unbiased” report from Joe Ghartey, the chair of the five-member ad hoc committee constituted to probe a bribery scandal against the Appointments Committee of the House. The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and a member of … Read more
The acting Director of Public Affairs at Ghana’s Parliament, Kate Addo, has stated that parliament expects nothing but “unbiased” report from Joe Ghartey, the chair of the five-member ad hoc committee constituted to probe a bribery scandal against the Appointments Committee of the House. The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and a member of … Read more
ASSIN Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has rubbished reports that he was the one who raised money to ‘bribe’ the minority members of Parliament so they could approve the nomination of Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko. Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, on Friday, January 27, 2017 accused the then energy minister-designate of attempting to … Read more
The Minority in Parliament is set to demand a public hearing of the committee set up to investigate the bribery allegation against the appointments committee of the House. The move, according to StarrFMonline.com sources, is part of the minority’s attempt to prove their case in the controversial matter. The Speaker of parliament Prof. Mike Oquaye … Read more
The Minority in Parliament is set to demand a public hearing of the committee set up to investigate the bribery allegation against the appointments committee of the House. The move, according to Starr FM sources, is part of the minority’s attempt to prove their case. The Speaker of parliament Prof. Mike Oquaye on Tuesday set … Read more
The Speaker of parliament Prof. Mike Oquaye is expected to make a formal statement on the floor of the House over calls to probe recent corruption allegations against parliament’s Appointments Committee. There is intensified pressure on parliament to investigate the allegations that the Energy Minister tried to bribe members on the committee with Gh¢100,000. The … Read more
A five-member ad hoc committee has been set up by Parliament to probe a bribery scandal against the chairman of the Appointments Committee. The Speaker Prof. Mike Oquaye ruled in favour of the setting up of the “special committee” after both sides of the House had mooted the idea. The Committee will be chaired by … Read more
Japan international cooperation (JICA) has organized a tour to inspect the ongoing projects at the Sekondi Fishing Harbour with GPHA and representatives of the Japanese embassy. Expansion work on the Albert Bosomtwi-Sam Fishing Harbour at Sekondi in the Western Region which begun in 2016 with a Japanese grant of $20 million is on progress. The … Read more
The chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu has described bribery allegations leveled against him by a member of the committee, Mahama Ayariga as “colossal untruth.” He thus requested the speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye to grant him immunity to go to court and clear his bruised integrity in the bribery allegation that hit … Read more
A five-member ad hoc committee has been set up by Parliament to probe a bribery scandal against the chairman of the Appointments Committee. The Speaker Prof. Mike Oquaye ruled in favour of the setting up of the “special committee” after both sides of the House had mooted the idea. The Committee will be chaired by … Read more
The Executive Director of Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has urged the leadership of parliament not to be protective in dealing with the bribery allegation that hit its Appointments Committee. Speaking Tuesday in an interview with Nii Arday Clegg on Morning Starr, he said the allegation was damning and not good … Read more
The Executive Director of Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has urged the leadership of parliament not to be protective in dealing with the bribery allegation that hit its Appointments Committee. Speaking Tuesday in an interview with Nii Arday Clegg on Morning Starr, he said the allegation was damning and not good … Read more
The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) will not interfere in parliament’s investigation of the bribery allegations that engulfed its Appointments Committee, Joseph Whittal, the Commissioner has said. “For now we take the position that we should allow Parliament which has got its own processes of investigation, to show to the people of … Read more