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Ayariga signs letter apologising to parliament
In the letter, Ayariga is said to have also apologised to the Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko for accusing him of corruption without any evidence, apologised to the First Deputy Speaker Joe Osei Owusu for linking him to the bribery scandal and apologised to the Minority Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak for alleging that he distributed the money.
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The letter also apologised to all MPs for lowering the image of the house in the minds of right thinking Ghanaians after he fiercely disputed the Joe Ghartey Committee report.
The committee had found him guilty of contempt and that he should be reprimanded by Speaker Mike Ocquaye.
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Following the committee's report, the Speaker asked him to render an unqualified apology to the House of Parliament.
However, in a defiance response, Ayariga said "If you say I should apologise, I apologise," drawing loud uproar from MPs.
Ayariga claimed in a radio interview that the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, sent money to the minority side on the Appointments Committee in an attempt to influence their decision on his approval after he was vetted for the position.
The allegations shock the Appointments Committee on both sides of the house with Joe Osei Owusu (the committee’s chair) and Mubarak Muntaka (on the minority side) implicated.
The pair, together with Boakye Agyarko have denied the allegations and described it as unsubstantiated.
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His allegations were backed by two others; Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and first time legislator Alhassan Suhini.
The five member committee, chaired by Joe Ghartey, Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado-Ketan Constituency, was set up by the Speaker Professor Mike Ocuaye in January 2017 to investigate the bribery scandal on the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
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