The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu has told the Minority to seek redress at the courts if they believe President Akufo-Addo erred in law in suspending the Upper West Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan. His call comes after the Minority challenged the legality of the President’s decision to suspend the regional minister rather … Read more
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament Joe Osei Owusu said Wednesday that he is still outraged with the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga over his unfounded bribery claim against him. This is despite being exonerated by the five-member ad hoc committee tasked to probe the bribery scandal levelled against him … Read more
Speaker of Parliament Mike Aaron Oquaye on Friday, April 7 had to cajole Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga to read a letter of apology written over the bribery allegation against the Appointments Committee. Mr Ayariga had failed to impress the Speaker on March 30 in the plenary after the five-member ad hoc … Read more
The conditional apology rendered by the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga following the submission of the Ghartey committee report which cited him for contempt was “no apology,” the Majority Chief Whip, Kwasi Ameyaw Cheremeh has stated. Following the committee’s dismissal of Mr. Ayariga’s claims that Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko had sought to … Read more
The five-member ad-hoc committee set up by Parliament to investigate the bribery allegation by Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga against the Appointments Committee says it is not yet done with its works despite the elapse of the period. The committee says it is on it even though the ultimatum given to the … Read more
Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has suggested Minority Chief Whip Mohammed Muntaka is “not being candid” on the recent bribery scandal in parliament. Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga had alleged that then-Energy Minister-designate Boakye Agyarko had offered cash through Appointments Committee chairman Joe Osei-Owusu, to be shared among Minority MPs on the committee. Mr Ayariga … Read more
Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko should resign over allegations that he attempted to bribe the minority members of the Appointments Committee, until his name is cleared after investigations are concluded on the matter, retired diplomat K. B. Asante has said. According to the senior citizen, President Nana Akufo-Addo should privately urge Mr Agyarko to resign and … Read more