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January 30, 2017 by

The MP for Bawku Central and a member of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Mahama Ayariga, risks being suspended should his bribery allegation against the committee turns out to be false. Mr. Ayariga Friday accused Energy minister, Boakye Agyarko of attempting to bribe the minority members of the committee, to clear him following his edgy vetting – … Read more

January 30, 2017 by

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 Appointment Committee has been challenged. According to the Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta … Read more

January 30, 2017 by

A Member of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Alhassan Suhuyini has noted that the Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka was only managing information in the bribery scandal when he denied his involvement in the matter that has hit the Committee. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show in reaction to a disclaimer issued by the Minority Chief … Read more

Muntaka Is Not Being Candid- Inusah Fuseini

January 30, 2017 by

Muntaka is not being candid- Inusah Fuseini Tamale Central Member of Parliament is accusing Minority Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak of not being candid in the recent bribery scandal that has left the Minority side of Parliament even more divided. Inusah Fuseini told joy fm, Monday, he suspects the Minority Chief Whip is rather covering up … Read more

January 30, 2017 by

Leadership of Parliament To Meet Ayariga tomorrow over Bribery Allegation

January 30, 2017 by

The Leadership of Parliament will on Tuesday meet the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga over bribery claims against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko. The Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu told Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Bright Asempa Monday that the leadership of the house has decided … Read more

Ayariga, Others Petition Speaker To Probe Bribery Scandal

January 30, 2017 by

Three National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs being led by Mahama Ayariga have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye over an alleged bribery scandal against the Appointments Committee. The other two are Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Alhassan Suhuyini – MPs for North Tongu and Tamale North respectively. Last Friday, the Bawku Central lawmaker alleged a … Read more

Agyarko, Ayariga Brawl Over GHC3000 Bribery Allegation

January 30, 2017 by

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central in the Upper East Region, Mahama Aayariga, has incurred the wrath of Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko. This follows Mr. Ayariga’s allegation on Accra-based FM station- Radio Gold– on Thursday, January 26, 2017 that the then energy minister-designate attempted to bribe the minority members on the Appointments Committee to approve his … Read more

Ayariga, Others Petition Speaker To Probe Bribery Scandal

January 29, 2017 by

Bribery Scandal: I Never Gave Money To Ayariga – Muntaka

January 29, 2017 by

Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, the Minority Chief Whip has denied categorically that he gave monies to members of the minority caucus on the appointments committee to approve Energy minister Boakye Agyarko, after his vetting. He said the claim by his colleague Mahama Ayariga is untrue and strange. “I am a Muslim, Ayariga is a Muslim, and … Read more

Common Sense Analysis of Ayariga’s Bribery Claim

January 28, 2017 by

Before night fell yesterday, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) member of parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, set the nation on a fire of controversy. He alleged that the Minister-designate for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, had bribed members of the appointment committee to have him approved. Mr. Agyarko’s approval was being withheld following his allegation that … Read more

I Didn’t Give Ayariga Bribe Money

January 28, 2017 by

Minority chief whip, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka says it is untrue he gave Mahama Ayariga money meant to bribe him [Ayariga] and other minority members of Parliament’s appointment committee to support the approval of Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko. According to him, he does not recall ever giving Ayariga any gift purportedly from the Chairman of the … Read more

‘He Never Spoke the Truth’

January 28, 2017 by

The Minority Chief Whip has come hard on his colleague Minority Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, portraying the latter as a liar with respect to a bribery scandal involving the Energy Minister. Mr. Ayariga has insisted on several media platforms that, then a nominee, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, has offered members of the … Read more

Appointments Committee Approves Osafo-Maafo, Agyarko, and Others

January 28, 2017 by

Parliament’s Appointment Committee has approved five other Ministerial nominees, bringing the total number of approved nominees to thirteen. The latest to be approved are Senior Minister Nominee; Osafo Maafo , Energy Minister Nominee; Boakye Agyarko, Education Minister Nominee; Matthew Opoku Prempeh,Minister Nominee for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu and Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister Nominee for Agriculture. The … Read more

Boakye Agyarko Bribes MPs With GHC3k – Minority Claims

January 28, 2017 by

The Minority caucus on the Appointments Committee of Parliament has accused Energy minister-designate Boakye Agyarko of attempting to bribe them, to clear him, following his edgy vetting. According to a member of the minority, Mahama Ayariga, the chairman of the committee handed them some monies and claimed it was coming from the minister nominee, but … Read more

Mahama Ayariga Denies Withdrawing Bribery Claims Against Boakye Agyarko

January 28, 2017 by

Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, has denied claims by the 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament that he has withdrawn his bribery allegations against Mr. Boakye Agyarko. In a Facebook post, the MP said Mr. Joseph Osei-Owusu’s claims that he has retracted his allegations that Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko offered Minority Members of Parliament 3,000 cedis … Read more

We Thought Agyarko’s ‘bribe’ Cash Was Sitting Allowance – Ayariga

January 27, 2017 by

Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga says minority members of Parliament’s Appointments Committee currently vetting nominees for various portfolios in the new government have had to return an amount of GH¢3000.00 doled out to each of them ostensibly to bribe them. Ayariga told Radio Gold on Friday that they had initially been handed the … Read more

Osafo-Maafo, Agyarko, 3 Other Nominees Approved

January 27, 2017 by

Parliament’s Appointment Committee has approved five other Ministerial nominees, bringing the total number of approved nominees to thirteen. The latest to be approved latest are Senior Minister Nominee; Osafo Maafo , Energy Minister Nominee; Boakye Agyarko, Education Minister Nominee; Matthew Opoku Prempeh,Minister Nominee for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu and Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister Nominee for Agriculture. … Read more

Vetting Committee Is the Best So Far

January 26, 2017 by

The Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Hon. Ibrahim Ahmed has described the Appointments Committee popularly referred to as vetting committee of the seventh parliament as one of the best in history. In his view, this is the best vetting process he has witnessed as a legislator despite the new entrants added to the old ones. He … Read more