The Appointments Committee of Parliament has released a programme for the public hearing to consider the second batch of nominations by the President for ministerial appointments. The ministers designate are expected to appear before the committee chaired by Mr Joseph Osei Owusu, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, from Monday, January 30, to Thursday, February 2, … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini is asking President Nana Akufo-Add0 suspend the nomination of Mr. Boakye Agyarko as the Energy Minister until investigations into the bribery accusations against him are concluded. Mr. Suhuyini, along with two other Minority members of the Appointments Committee; Mahama Ayariga and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MPs for … Read more
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
Retired Ghanaian diplomat K. B Asante has called on the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko to resign over allegations of attempted bribery until his name is cleared through investigations. According to the Ghanaian statesman, the President must impress upon Mr. Agyarko to quit since the allegation does not bode well for his government. “It is a … Read more
The Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga accused the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko of bribing the ten minority members of the committee with GHc3,000 each when he realized that the minority had refused to pass him for the position following some comments he made about former president John Mahama during his vetting. Mr. Ayariga … Read more
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
The leadership of Parliament has taken steps to establish the veracity or otherwise of the allegation that each member of the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) was given GH¢3,000 bribe by the then Minister designate for Energy, Mr Boakye Agyarko, to facilitate his vetting. The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, told the Daily Graphic in … Read more
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu will call for a review of the committee following a bribery allegation levelled against the committee by one of its members, Mahama Ayariga. According to the chairman, this will ensure help conclude investigations of the scandal to enable the committee carry out its duty smoothly. … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will resume work today [Monday, January 29th, 2017] hosting three ministerial nominees for vetting. Joe Ghartey, the minister nominee for Railways Development; John Peter Amewu, the minister nominee for Lands and Forestry and Otiko Afisa Djaba, the minister nominee for Gender and Social Protection will take their turn before the … Read more
Three members of the Minority on the Appointments Committee of Parliament have petitioned Speaker Mike Oquaye over the bribery scandal that has hit the committee. After the vetting of Minister of Energy Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko last week, some members of the Committee – notably Bawku Central’s Mahama Ayariga – accused the Policy Advisor of New … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will resume work today [Monday, January 29th, 2017] hosting three ministerial nominees for vetting. Joe Ghartey, the minister nominee for Railways Development; John Peter Amewu, the minister nominee for Lands and Forestry and Otiko Afisa Djaba, the minister nominee for Gender and Social Protection will take their turn before the … Read more
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu will call for a review of the committee following a bribery allegation levelled against the committee by one of its members, Mahama Ayariga. According to the chairman, this will ensure help conclude investigations of the scandal to enable the committee carry out its duty smoothly. … Read more
Three of the Minority members of the vetting committee – Mahama Ayariga, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, MPs for Bawku Central, North Tongu and Tamale north constituencies respectively have written to the Speaker calling for thorough investigation of the bribery claims against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko. The three in a joint … Read more
Three of the Minority members of the vetting committee – Mahama Ayariga, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, MPs for Bawku Central, North Tongu and Tamale north constituencies respectively have written to the Speaker calling for thorough investigation of the bribery claims against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko. The three in a joint … Read more
The Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central constituency, Mahama Ayariga has rejected claims that he fabricated the bribery allegations he made against Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko. Mr. Ayariga had accused the minister of attempting to bribe the ten minority members on parliament’s Appointments Committee with GHc3000 each, in a bid to lure them to … Read more
The Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu has said he will not discontinue vetting of ministerial nominees despite the scandal in which he, the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko and minority members on the committee have been accused of bribery. The Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga accused the Energy Minister of bribing … Read more
The Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu has said he will not discontinue vetting of ministerial nominees despite the scandal in which he, the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko and minority members on the committee have been accused of bribery. The Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga accused the Energy Minister of bribing … Read more
The Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu has said he will not discontinue vetting of ministerial nominees despite the scandal in which he, the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko and minority members on the committee were accused of bribery. The Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga accused the Energy Minister of bribing the … Read more
The Energy Minister says he would consider legal action against Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga for bribery allegation leveled against him. Boakye Agyarko denied offering money to members of Parliament’s Appointments Committee to approve his nomination. In an exclusive interview with Joy News’ Elton Brobbey Friday, the former Vice President of the Bank of New … Read more
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