Parliament will set up a select committee to investigate the corruption at the Ghana Football Association (GFA) uncovered by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
The Bodi MP, Sampson Ahi, proposed an investigative committee on the floor o the House.
But the official motion was filed by the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, and seconded by Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.
The members of the committee will be decided on tomorrow [Friday].
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, stressed that “Parliament has the power to make laws to regulate professional, trade and business organisations… for that matter, we are entitled to look into that matter and come to a conclusion one way or the other.”
MP involvement
Two legislators; Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong and Lawra MP, Anthony Karbo, were also seriously tainted by the revelations.
In the video, Kwesi Nyantakyi alleged that Anthony Karbo was his middleman to get potential investors to the presidency.
Anthony Karbo, also the Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways was invited by the CID and interrogated on Monday, May 28, 2018.
There is also the suggestion from Anthony Karbo that Kennedy Agyapong was given control of the Ministry of Transport as a reward.
This is because of the controversial MP’s campaign contributions to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Kwesi Nyantakyi is also heard telling undercover reporters that the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, was the Assin Central MP’s pick.
The extent of corruption in the Anas’ documentary has left Ghanaians stunned.
Several high ranking members in the GFA, including its President Kwesi Nyantakyi, have been implicated in acts of corruption.
“So, he [Karbo] mentioned that they wanted to make him [Kennedy Agyapong] a minister because of the contribution he made to the campaign. [Kennedy Agyapong] says he cannot be a minister because he is not a disciplined person to be a minister.But they [the government] gave him a ministry. They created a ministry and gave it to him and he nominated somebody as the minister. Yes, Ministry of Transport.”
Many Ghanaian FA officials and referees were caught in match-fixing deals.
Top football administrators are also reportedly seen taking money to give footballers call-ups to the national team and more playing time.
Notably, Eddie Doku, the Greater Accra Regional FA boss, has been caught on tape taking a bribe to influence game times for a player in the Black Stars Team B.
Following these revelations, longtime critic of the GFA and Odododiodio MP, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye called for the government to dissolve the entire hierarchy of the GFA.
He views this as the only solution following the rot uncovered.
“The government must dissolve the GFA with immediate effect and face the consequences from FIFA… it is the only thing that will save Ghana Football. Nigeria did it, and today they are reaping the benefits. They incurred a six-month ban for it, but today they are in the World Cup,” Nii Lantey Vanderpuye said on the Citi Breakfast Show.
Source: citinews
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PARLIAMENT TO DO WHAT? TWEAAAAAAA. HAVE THEY SORTED OUT THE DOUBLE SALARY SAGA? WHAT COMMITTEE WAS SET UP TO INVESTIGATE. RECEIVING DOUBLE SALARY IS WORST THAN WHAT KWASI NYANTAKYI HAS DONE. THEY ARE WASTING PUBLIC MONEY. I AM TEMPTED TO SIDE WITH KENNEDY AGYEPONG ABOUT HIS VIEW OF PARLIAMENT.
well till ken is punished, i can also comment even to the dirty point. ahhhh there we go, the case is dead after the premier, parliament what?, probe? is it not that parliament ken says its bogus?. what has parliament got to do in this case. its a high case for AMIDU, CID & AG. we know you wont further it, all for me i wanted is to see and make ma decision in 2020 but it will do you and ya administration more good if you further suspend the road minister and deputy ( i said suspend or sack), probe the case further and as the upper west regional minister if they are exonerated, then you re instate them. but let me ask ooh, ken is having one ministry ie because of him, one ministry was created as per nyantakyi the crook so how many ministry would have been scraped if not for THANK YOU. am really disappointed in the people nana appointed, all of them. they have let him down. this is why times is better to move with the old and let the mouth mouth boys and girls be special assistants. if hackman can be board chair, i dont know why he cant be a minister. karbo is not yet there to be minister, at least till npp 4th term ie in Dr bawumia last term or dan botwe first time but. is time the good old lawyer listen to us too than owusu bempah etc for political dynamic is time different from ayantafre and fentemfrem prophecies