The leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken steps to ensure no factions emerge within the fold of the Minority legislators in the wake of the bribery scandal that has rocked parliament, Builsa South MP Dr Clement Apaak has revealed.
Bawku Central Member of Parliament (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 had alleged that GHS3000 was paid to each of the NDC MPs by Minority Chief Whip Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, an amount they thought was sitting allowance for MPs on the committee, but returned the monies when they heard a rumour that the amount had actually come from Mr Agyarko to influence them to endorse his nomination as minister.
Mr Osei-Owusu and Mr Muntaka have both denied the allegation.
Subsequently, Mr Ayariga, together with two other members of the committee: Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Alhassan Suhuyini, has sent a petition to the Speaker of Parliament to investigate the matter.
Dr Apaak on Class FM on Tuesday, 31 January said the development has not caused division within the Minority.
He explained that the issue was “worrying” and creating confusion especially for new MPs and others who are not part of the Appointments Committee. He was glad the NDC as a party was taking measures to address the issue because the party’s MPs were involved.
“It is not an issue that we are all aware of or participants of, therefore, it cannot disunite us, but the party’s indication of stepping in and my sources tell me that it is already happening in the background and it is very much welcome,” he said.
Source: classfmonline.com
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What is this ***barred word*** saying? Nothing. This is not a news item to report.
If your mother is dead and you say she is sleeping, yoooooooooo!!!!
So they're doing everything possible from day one to sway the Ghanaian people to vote for them again come 1020 because most of them have no work apart from politics and won't be able to survive on any profession for the next 4 years. All of them said they've been to GIMPA (including Lordina) and have received bogus certificates which have made them unemployable because they have sawdust in their heads. They never attended class, plagiarized all their exams and now can't set up businesses or continue in their last profession cause they had none to begin with! In the next 4 years 99% of Ndc people will feel what Ghanaians went through under John Mahama for 8 good years! And I hope by God I don't hear one peep from them!
There is no wisdom in this for the reason being even if the Minority on the vetting committee does not approve Agyarko's nomination, it will go to the floor of parliament for deliberation and voting. Now, what is the number of the minority compared to the majority? At the end of the day there is no way the minority could prevent Agyarko from becoming the substantive minister. So why would he want to give Bribe? IT'S A TOTAL LIE. Look at the people Okudzato is calling as witnesses; Nii Lantey and the likes. You guys are not wise because the angle with which you want to pay Agyarko back is so full of flaws.
Step in or not, if those 3 babies with sharp teeth are proved guilty, they can and must be expelled from parliament. We don't want such diabolics in our parliament.
Dr Apaak but you said nothing.