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Minority is still united- Rashid Pelpuo
Following the bribery scandal that rocked parliament recently, people from the Minority have given different accounts of alleged bribery allegations.
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Following the bribery scandal that rocked parliament recently, legislators from the Minority have given different accounts of alleged bribery allegations.
The Bawku Central member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, on Friday, January 27 accused Mr. Agyarko, then a Minister nominee, of attempting to bribe the ten minority members on parliament’s Appointments Committee with GHc3000 each, in a bid to lure them to approve him as the Energy Minister.
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The allegation came hours after the Minority had refused to support the approval of Mr. Agyarko and Yaw Osafo Maafo. Concerns were raised over some statements the two nominees made before the committee during their vetting.
Mr. Ayariga alleged that the money was given to the Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Osei-Owusu for onward disbursement; a claim, both the Chairman and Muntaka subsequently rubbished.
Mr. Pelpuo responding to suggestions that the Minority front seems to be divided on ClassFM, he said “It is too early to say that [there are divisions]. Let us wait and see what happens.”
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He, however, suggested the bribery allegations be scrutinized comprehensively to its reasonable end to protect the image of parliament ”so that at the end we can have parliament that you can trust and represents your interest."
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