Parliament has postponed to tomorrow the approval of the Joe Ghartey Investigative Committee report into allegations of bribery against some members of the Appointment’s Committee. The house was expected to debate the report for approval on Thursday after the chair of the committee laid it before the house. However the leadership of the house decided … Read more
Parliament has postponed to tomorrow the approval of the Joe Ghartey Investigative Committee report into allegations of bribery against some members of the Appointment’s Committee. The house was expected to debate the report for approval on Thursday after the chair of the committee laid it before the house. However the leadership of the house decided … Read more
The five member committee constituted to investigate the bribery allegations against Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko and some members of the Appointment Committee of Parliament has presented its final report to the plenary Wednesday. It is not clear yet what the findings of the report are and the recommendations thereof, but members of the committee are … Read more
The Joe Ghartey Committee investigating the bribery scandal against the leadership of the Appointments Committee of parliament on Wednesday, 29 March presented its report to parliament. Last week, the committee received fresh evidence, delaying its work which began on Wednesday, 15 February. The ad hoc committee was set up to probe the bribery claim against … Read more
Parliament’s committee investigating the recent bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee is expected to present its report today [March 29, 2017] The report is expected to explain the circumstances surrounding the scandal and make some recommendations on the way forward on the issue which many say has dented the image of the House. The … Read more
The Joe Ghartey Committee investigating allegations of bribery against three Members of Parliament and a Minister is likely to submit its report to Parliament on Wednesday. A member of the investigative committee and MP for Offinso South, Ben Abdallah, says a finishing touch is being applied to the highly anticipated report. “I don’t know what … Read more
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has cast doubt over the objectivity of the outcome of the Joe Ghartey Committee on allegations of bribery in parliament. According to a senior associate of ACEPA, Tuinese Amuzu, questions that were posed to witnesses who appeared before the committee were too skewed in a certain way that … Read more
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), has cast doubt over the objectivity of the outcome of the Joe Ghartey Committee on allegations of bribery in parliament. According to a senior associate of ACEPA, Tuinese Amuzu, questions that were posed to witnesses who appeared before the committee were too skewed in a certain way that … Read more
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), has cast doubt over the objectivity of the outcome of the Joe Ghartey Committee on allegations of bribery in parliament. According to a senior associate of ACEPA, Tuinese Amuzu, questions that were posed to witnesses who appeared before the committee were too skewed in a certain way that … Read more
A freelance Journalist, Listowel Nana Poku says he will petition the International Criminal Court, should the Ad hoc committee probing the bribery scandal in Ghana’s parliament perverse judgment in the case. “I will not let this matter go to sleep, If CHRAJ will not investigate this scandal, I will make sure I’ll take it even … Read more
Deputy Majority Chief Whip Mathew Nyindam has said the Joe Ghartey Committee report on the probe into bribery allegations against the leadership of the Appointments Committee of parliament is ready and will be made public anytime soon. According to him, finalising the report had delayed following the filing of fresh evidence by witnesses in the … Read more
The release of the Joe Ghartey committee report on the bribery allegations that hit Parliament recently may further delay, as a Member of the House has applied to provide fresh evidence on the matter to the Committee. This comes at a time when the committee was just about to wrap up on its investigations. The … Read more
The entire allegation that Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko attempted to bribe Minority MPs on the Appointments Committee to unanimously approve his nomination “stinks”, the 2016 flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Greenstreet, has said. Mr Greenstreet wondered why persons of high repute like parliamentarians would lie to the citizenry who voted them … Read more
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has refuted claims that the bribery allegations leveled against the Appointments Committee of Parliament is dividing the Minority caucus. Legislators in Parliament have given different accounts on the alleged bribery scandal since the story broke. Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga had alleged that then-Energy Minister-designate … Read more
Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga has been challenged to swear with the gods if he indeed believe in his account that Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko offered him and minority members of the Appointments Committee bribe. Traditional priest, Kwaku Bonsam speaking on Adom FM’s Entertainment Hall on Saturday said this is the only … Read more
This week, two personalities made headlines regarding their position on whether or not officials of state are made to swear by shrines. These persons only reaffirmed the long standing views of our people that leaders of our various countries are made to swear by smaller gods. In the view of the veteran Nigerian actor Pete … Read more
There is seeming tension within the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the bribe allegation by the party’s Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga, recently. Even though the parliamentary ad hoc committee is probing the allegation, the NDC appears to have thrown its weight behind Mahama Ayariga against its minority chief whip, Mohammed … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has revealed he only corroborated bribery allegation claim made by Accra-based Radio Gold. According to him, he had assumed the GH¢3,000 given to him by Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, was his allowance only to hear it was bribe from Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko. Mahama Ayariga … Read more
A former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, has said the entire parliamentary bribery probe will amount to nothing without cross-examination. This follows the third sitting of the Joe Ghartey committee on Monday February 20. The ad hoc committee was set up by parliament to investigate an alleged attempt … Read more
Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga will begin to walk his talk on allegations of bribery when he appears before the Joe Ghartey committee Thursday. He takes an oath to speak the truth and nothing but the truth about a bribery allegation that has left Parliament bruised. Chairman of the committee reminds him of … Read more