The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye has been petitioned by some Members of Parliament to commence investigation into monies collected by the Trade and Industry Ministry from expatriates at an event attended by President Akufo-Addo.
A memorandum from the Minority Chief Whip and MP for Asawase, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka on Wednesday said the petitioners constitute “more than fifteen percent (15%) of all the members of parliament”.
Members of the Minority have accused the Trade and Industry Ministry of levying expatriates who participated in the recently held Ghana Expatriate Business Awards in Accra.
The expatriates were allegedly asked by the ministry to pay from USD25,000 to USD100,000 to sit close to the President, Nana Akufo-Addo.
Muntaka had earlier claimed the fees charged at the Ghana Expatriate Business Awards were not approved by Parliament.
Monies collected were also not accounted for in the ministry’s internally generated funds, he stated.
Government in a statement issued by the Information Ministry cleared the Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, of any wrongdoing in charging the expatriates. Read more
But the Minority in Parliament are bent on pushing the issue further. They are therefore asking the Speaker of the house to summon a meeting, invoking Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 38(1) of Parliament’s Standing Orders.
The motion seconded by the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa read in part:
“We the undersigned Members of Parliament from the respective constituencies indicated against our names and comprising of more than fifteen percent (15%) of all the members of parliament, HEREBY, request for a meeting of parliament and humbly request of the Speaker of Parliament to summon a meeting of Parliament for the consideration of the following proposed urgent Agenda.”
Source: 3news
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Oh, NDC? They do not know what is CALLED CORRUPTION. SADA< SUBA, ISIFOTON is corruption not your noise.
Rawlings was breathing down the neck of Atta Mills to prosecute these NPP thie ves. Will the same Rawlings please stand up and tell Akufo Addo to prosecute those NPP corrupt officials that Atta Mills refused to prosecute?
Master if there is nothing to hide lets investigate the issue.Is it not shamful to sell the president for only USD 100,000.00? and the president is now a judge to clear people of wrong doing? he have allowed a proper investigation into the matter. Am sorry for Ghana.
Ablakwa and Muntaka are always crying wolf. Note, that your days in the august house are numbered. You can't bring your JCR (University students forum) politics to the body politic of the country. Some of us thought your liees about Agyaako's bribery saga and the outcome will make you a bit reassonable, knowing how unrealistic you are but nay, you never learn. Well, the deputy Minister has apologized to you (Ablakwa) but the perception in Ghana is that you are one of the most corruppt guys ever to live in the country. Time and the anti-corruption outfits will prove or disprove this perception. The axe of justice will soon fall!