Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, has confirmed that a quantum of money was given to the Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joe Osei Owusu, by embattled Energy Minister-designate, Boakye Agyarko, to be distributed to the Minority MPs on the committee with the intention of influencing them to give him the nod so he could be sworn in as Minister.
Mr Ayariga, who is a member of the Committee, told Radio Gold in an interview on Friday, 27 January that the Minority MPs outrightly rejected the GHS3000 each which was enveloped for them when they later found out from Mr Osei Owusu that the money was coming from Mr Agyarko.
According to Mr Ayariga, the Minority MPs first accepted the money because they were under the impression that the money was their sitting allowance but got alarmed and decided to return the money after they heard rumours that the money was coming from Mr Agyarko to bribe them.
“We were expecting our committee allowances from the chairman so when we were called by our leader to come and take our money we took it knowing that that is our allowance so as for the quantum we cannot tell how much money he might have given to the chairman so there are all sort of speculations about what sort of quantum he is alleged to have given but what we know is what came to us as individuals, that is what we can bear testimony to: whether it’s GHS1 or GHS2, no matter how small it is, what we know is what was given to us and we found out later that it was coming from him so as for the quantum, it’s not important, for me the most important thing is that we were expecting to be given our committee sitting allowances, and we were promised by our chairman that it will come very soon, and we were called to pick up money from our Whip, we picked it up and assumed that it was our allowances and then later we heard rumours in the house and we called our leader and asked him where is the money coming from, he said it came from the Chairman but chairman said it was coming from Boakye Agyarko so that is where we realised that we can't take money from Boakye Agyarko, so we asked him to take his money back, we are not interested. The quantum is insignificant, even if he had brought GHS1million we will still return it to him,” Mr Ayariga said.
The committee has endorsed 8 out of the 13 nominees of President Nana Akufo-Addo who have so far been vetted. The committee is divided against passing Senior Minister-designate Yaw Osafo Marfo and Mr Agyarko.
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Sitting k3k3 GhC 3,000.00. EEEiii mo wi cash .... the whole year ordinary Ghanaians do not gross that mpo
Just look at Ayarigas face and you'll know he's a master of deception!
Rejected when u realized that it was coming from Boakye Agyarko. Meaning u are taking money from the nominees.
NDC still perceive ghanaians as some extremely gullible bunch of ***barred word***.U think u can easily taint someone like B. Agyarko.U will not succeed!I mean come on guys u shd by now have learnt that propaganda doesnt work in ghana anymore. Dont try to divert attention from the revelations by Ken Agyapong on OMAN FM.I hope Nana will soon set up this independent prosecutor office so we can get our monies back and those found guilty of stealing form the state go to jail. Listen NDC propagandists, trying to make Baokye Agyarko look like a corrupt person wont wash...U guys need to grow up...we are fed up with u!!!shame on u Ayariga!!!!
I pray this is nit true. This would have been a huge disappointment.
THIS MUST BE INVESTIGATED. IT IS DISGRACEFUL ALLEGATION FOR PARLIAMENT.
FABRICATED STORY, MAHAMA AYARIGA HOW COULD YOU DENIGRATE SOMEONE LIKE THIS?, BRIBEING IS A CRIME ACCORDING TO GHANA LAWS AND WITH YOUR CALIBRE AS AN MP, WHY DID YOU RETURN INSTEAD OF CAUSING THE ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED GIVER ( IN THIS CASE BOAKYE AGAYRE) IF IT WAS TRUE.DON'T LIE TO US ELSE GHANAIANS WITH NOT FORGIVE YOU AND THE NDC.
It's a figment of his imagination...Ayariga has no character and integrity
NANA ADDO HOW COULD YOU GET IT SO WRONG AFTER ONLY TWO TO THREE WEEKS IN GOVERNMENT : WHERE IS URSULA AND HIS COMMUNICATION TEAM TO DEFEND THE NDC AND MUSTAPHA HAMID BECAUSE IF IT IS IT IS A SCANDAL !!!!!!!!WHY OH WHY NPP !!!!!!!!SO SOON !!!!!!
It's not true... Propaganda...ndc are devil incarnate.