Ken Agyapong backs Parliamentary Enquiry into Boakye Agyarko’s attempted bribery

Member of Parliament for Assin Central constituency in the Central Region, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, has thrown his weight behind Minority MPs to have parliamentary enquiry into the bribery allegations against the minister of Energy, Power and Petroleum Mr. Boakye Agyarko.

He is convinced the move would help to establish the veracity or otherwise of the matter.

His comment follows a letter written to the Speaker of Parliament by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga, MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and MP for Tamale North Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini calling for a thorough investigation into the bribery claims against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko.

The three, in a joint letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, want the House to initiate an internal investigation to ascertain the veracity of their claims against the minister.

“We request you to carry out an internal enquiry into the veracity of the claims made by us in the allegation of attempted bribery of the Minority members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament by the ministerial nominee,” the letter said,

Mahama Ayariga on Friday [January 27, 2017] accused the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko of bribing the ten Minority members of the committee with GHc3,000 each when he realized that the Minority had refused to pass him for the position following some comments he made about former president John Mahama during his vetting.

Mr. Ayariga alleged that the money was given to the Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu for onward disbursement; a claim Mr. Suhuyini and Mr. Ablakwa both confirmed.

Although the Chief Whip and the Chairman of the Appointment Committee have all denied the claims, the trio have insisted they were certain about the allegations.

Speaking on Oman FM’s National Agenda show on Monday, with the host Yaw Amofa Boakye, the maverick NPP MP urged the trio to push for investigations into the matter.

“They should go ahead,” he stated.

He argued that the bribery allegation is a serious indictment on the legislature stating that “we are not going to leave it just like that.”

He vowed to ensure that Hon. Mahama Ayariga is dragged to the Privileges Committee of Parliament for him to substantiate his allegation.

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