The Speaker of Parliament has commissioned a five-member ad hoc committee to conduct an independent inquiry of the bribery allegation against the chairman of the Appointments Committee and other members serving on the committee.
The Committee will be led by former Attorney General, Joe Ghartey.
The other members include Ben Abdallah, Ama Pomaah Boateng, BT Baba and Magnus Kofi Amoatey.
The “Special Committee” has been given four weeks to conclude their investigations and report back to the house on their findings.
Background
On Friday January 27, 2017 member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga alleged on Accra based Radio Gold Mr Agyako, then a ministerial nominee tried bribing Minority members on the Appointment Committee of parliament with an amount of Gh¢3000 each through the committee’s chairman Joe Osei-Owusu.
The money was to facilitate their approval of Mr. Agyarko’s nomination.
According to Mr. Ayariga who said he did not receive any money, details surrounding the sharing of the money reached him through his chief whip Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak.
Both Alhaji Mubarak and Joe Osei-Owusu have denied knowing anything about the money purported to have exchanged hands although Mr. Ayariga insists.
Meanwhile, Mr Ayariga together with two other parliamentarians, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu and Alhassan Suhuyini MP for Tamale North petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye to conduct an internal enquiry into the allegations.
The leadership of the House also put in a request for investigations after the First Deputy Speaker, Joe Osei Owusu had formally made a complaint to the Speaker on Tuesday.
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