The minority in Parliament have abstained from approving the nomination of Otiko Afisa Djaba, as the Minister-nominee for Gender, Children and Social Protection. This means she can’t be approved by consensus, and would thus be approved solely by the Majority using their numbers. Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, 30th January, 2017, vetted the nominee for the … Read more
Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) says former Attorney-General, Joe Ghartey should not have been appointed to chair parliament’s ad-hoc committee on the alleged bribery scandal. Executive Secretary Beauty Emefa Nartey tells Joy News the Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado could have been a member but not a chair. The Speaker of Parliament has set up … Read more
Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) says former Attorney-General, Joe Ghartey should not have been appointed to chair parliament’s ad-hoc committee on the alleged bribery scandal. Executive Secretary Beauty Emefa Nartey tells Joy News the Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado could have been a member but not a chair. The Speaker of Parliament has set up … Read more
The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has called on the five-member Committee tasked to look into the parliamentary bribery scandal to consider probing Joy FM, an Accra based radio station. Speaking with Atinka FM’s morning show host Ekourba Gyasi on Wednesday, Johnson Asiedu Nketia mentioned that Multimedia’s Joy … Read more
NPP Member of Parliament for Effiduase Asokore, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie was on the floor of parliament recommending the referral of Hon Mahama Ayariga to the privileges committee on his allegation of bribery against some members of the Appointments Committee of parliament. The Bawku Central MP, accused Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko of bribing some members … Read more
Over the last few days, a bribery allegation has shaken the Appointment Committee of Parliament. The MP who made this allegation, Mahama Ayariga, (NDC-Bawku Central) has accused the Minister-designate for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, of passing a bribe of GHS 3000 each through the First Deputy Speaker, Mr. Joseph Osei-Owusu (NPP-Bekwai) to lure the minority side … Read more
Speaker of Parliament, approved the setting up of a five-member committee to probe Ayariga’s bribery claims. The escalating controversy brought about by Ayariga’s bribery claims, took different dimensions in the last few days. The latest on the issue is that Speaker of Parliament, has approved the setting up of a five-member in-house committee, to investigate the … 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
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Bekwai Constituency in the Ashanti Region and the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Joseph Osei-Owusu’s, request to go to court to clear his name of bribery allegation has been shot down by the Speaker of Parliament. Hon. Osei-Wusu was seeking permission from Parliament to resort to the law court … Read more
Maverick politician and Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Ken Agyepong believes the setting up of a Parliamentary adhoc committee to investigate the bribery scandal that has rocked Ghana’s legislature is not the way to go. According to him, the situation where Parliament investigates itself in such a controversial matter which has caught a large … Read more
A sitting of legislators in Ghana’s Parliament was brought to an abrupt end after the roof of the building was ripped off by a severe rainstorm. Some media men in the public gallery were spotted collecting the dripping rainwater into empty pet bottles. Newly installed electronic gadgets in the chamber including microphones had water dripping … 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
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 Member of Parliament for Bekwai Constituency, Joseph Osei-Owusu, is seeking the permission of Parliament to resort to the law courts to clear his name in a bribery allegation that has been brought against him by the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central constituency, Mahama Ayariga. According to Mr Osei-Owusu, his reputation and integrity has … 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 claim by Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga that Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko attempted bribing members of the Appointments Committee with GHS3000 each was a “colossal untruth” smacking of “bad faith”, Chairman of the committee Joseph Osei-Owusu has said, and further begged Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye to grant him leave to sue Mr Ayariga … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Bekwai constituency, Joseph Osei-Owusu is seeking the permission of Parliament to resort to the law courts to clear his name in a bribery allegation that has been brought against him by the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central constituency, Mahama Ayariga. According to Mr Osei-Owusu, his reputation and integrity has … Read more
Parliament has set up a special committee to look into the bribery allegation levelled against the Appointments Committee chaired by Second Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu. The five-member committee will be chaired by Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado Ketan Joe Ghartey. The committee has been given not later than 30 days to make known its … Read more
Both Majority and Minority caucuses of parliament have been locked up in a crunch meeting over the bribery scandal which has hit the Appointments Committee of the house. The meetings are a precursor to parliament’s hearing of a petition filed by three Minority MPs: Mahama Ayariga, Alhassan Suhuyini, and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in connection with … Read more