Boakye Agyarko’s faith as the next Energy Minister currently hangs in the balance.
He is yet to be endorsed by the Appointments Committee following some allegations of perjury against his testimony before the committe.
And to make matters worse, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga made a scathing revelation on Radio Gold that the embattled minister designate, connived with the Chairperson of the Appointments Committee, Mr. Osei Owusu, to bribe Minority MPs who were stalling his nomination.
Mr Ayariga explained that the Minority MPs unanimously rejected an enveloped amount of GHS3000 each, when they 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.
As the issue becomes the rage on airwaves, the Chair of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, has threatened to take legal action against persons trying to malign him by claiming he is part of the scheme to bribe minority MPs who have vetted Boakye Agyarko.
In an interview with Peacefm’s Emmanuel Akorli, Hon. Joe Osei Owusu threw a huge challenge to the Minority MPs to disclose the exact identity of the person who gave them the money as a form of bribe to speed up the nomination of Boakye Agyarko as Minister of State.
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ email: [email protected]
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NDC knows it is just playing to the gallery because finally the issue will be determined by the plenary. That is where NPP will use its majority to approve them.
Ndc are damn evil and these people will destroy the party. I agree with the appointment committee chairman to send these idi*ts to court. I don't know what is in their heads,it's like full of toilet or the dog eater is going crazy by their defeat. These guys never worked before and made their way because decent people didn't want to be associated with the ndc. In fact they are making our politics dirtier and unattractive, that radio gold should equally be sent to court foooools. Ndc will stay in opposition for hundred years. You used this primitive tactics to opposition and still doing the same garbage thing. Mmoa kwa. You think Ghanaians will listen to your sh*t that brought you to power in 2008? You might be joking! Mfui !!
Ayariga has admitted that the story was made up to punish Mr Agyarko because he disrespected John Mahama. PeaceFm, Please post the story. I urge Mr Agyarko to take legal action