Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed has told a parliamentary ad hoc committee inquiring into a bribery scandal that he has not waived the fact that he never gave any money to Mahama Ayariga purported to be a bribe.
A key witness in the biggest scandal to have rocked the legislator over a decade said he was utterly shocked when his colleague made the allegation that he gave out 3000 cedis to each minority member on the parliamentary Appointments Committee as bribe.
The MP for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga had claimed that the Minority Chief Whip (Muntaka) gave him 3000 cedis in a closet as well as some MPs to approve the then president’s nominee for Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko.
Muntaka Mubarak had flatly denied the allegation through the media, and when he appeared before the ad hoc committee he maintained that stand.
He was categorical that he never gave Mr. Ayariga any money, neither did he take any money from Joe Osei Owusu (chairman of the Appointments Committee) nor Boakye Agyarko as Ayariga claimed.
The Bawku Central MP who earlier took his turn at the committee restated his allegation and affirmed that the money was returned when he and others realized it was a bribe.
“As I said no money was given to anybody so how can that money be returned?” Muntaka rebutted at the committee.
Munkaka who is the MP for Asawase in the Ashanti Region said he was “shocked” to hear comments by his colleague that he took bribe on their behalf.
Best friend Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak said Ayariga is his “best friend”, the more reason why he was stunned by the allegation made by no other person than the Bawku Central MP.
“For the avoidance of any doubt, I state that I have never been involved or played any role in the bribery” allegation, he read from a statement he had early on presented to the committee as witness.
Source: 3news.com
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After all the sense less trumpeting on social media this unworthy fellow went there begging Joe Ghartey for time to speak !!! What
Akuoko we are not moving on to any where. It was a set up to disgrace some people and they thought every Ghanaian is as st*pid as they are,they think we all think the same ,ndc do not think they are fo*ls playing with wise people so they the wise will not fall into their game. The three who planned this must be punished and if even expelled from parliament. They are disgrace and have disgraced the august house. Parliament is a business place and there is no time there for babies with sharp teeth. Ndc are full of fo*ls no wonder they've used lies and st*pidity to fall apart that party. The founder is no more interested,his wife is out his right man ET Mensah wanted to be part of this government to give advise,Brig. Gen Nunoo Mensah is crying for something to do in this government,some of their footsoldiers who are peeved are revealing their secrets to the government and the party is dying gratually. By 2020 ndc will be left with 50 seats and less than 3 million presidential votes and John Mahama has been smart to reject a come back.Ndc yamutu.
So where did this money spring from? Let's be serious as a nation. There are more important things to do so if this was a set up they should say so and let's move on.
DO THEY BELIEVE THIS IS A JOKE OR WHAT I WANT PARLIAMENT TO APPLY FULL PUNISHMENT IT DESERVES. WHEN COUNTRIES PLANNING TO INVENT DRIVERLESS CAR. WE CAN NOT EVEN GET RUBBISH FROM YOUR STREETS AND WE HAVE SPENT TIME ON THIS THINGS