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, Hon. Ayariga who’s MP for Bawku Central alleged that then ministerial nominee and now Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko tried influencing Minority members of the Committee with Gh¢3000 each through the chairman Joe Osei-Owusu.
He claims he was notified of the money by his chief whip Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak.
Alhaji Mubarak and Osei-Owusu have both denied the allegations but Mr. Ayariga insists he’ll stand by his story anyday.
“We jointly request you to carry out an internal enquiry into the veracity of the claims made by us in the allegation of attempted bribery of the Minority Members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament by a ministerial nominee.
“We, the three (3) Members of Parliament, will subject ourselves fully to the processes of the enquiry,” the trio signed in a joint petition to the Speaker.
Below is the full petition:
Rt. Hon. Speaker
Parliament of Ghana
Parliament House
Accra
Sunday, 29th January 2017
Rt. Honourable Speaker,
REQUEST FOR INTERNAL ENQUIRY INTO ALLEGATION OF ATTEMPTED BRIBERY OF SOME MEMBERS OF THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENT BY A MINISTERIAL NOMINEE
This is a joint request by Hon. Mahama Ayariga (MP) Bawku Central Constituency, Hon Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP) North Tongu Constituency and Hon Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini (MP) Tamale North Constituency to you the Rt. Hon Speaker of Parliament.
We jointly request you to carry out an internal enquiry into the veracity of the claims made by us in the allegation of attempted bribery of the Minority Members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament by a ministerial nominee.
We, the three (3) Members of Parliament, will subject ourselves fully to the processes of the enquiry.
Please, accept our highest regards.
Thank you.
——-Signed——
Hon Mahama Ayariga (MP)
Bawku Central Constituency
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Hon Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP)
North Tongu Constituency
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Hon Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini (MP)
Tamale North Constituency
