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The Minority Chief Whip in Parliament Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has reiterated that he never took money from the Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament to be given to some minority members as a bribe.
He made this statement under oath when he appeared before the five-member ad-hoc committee investigating the allegation on Monday], February 20, 2017.
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“I have never been given any money from the Chairman Joe Osei-Owusu to be given to anybody telling that person that the Chairman has given me this money to give.”
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When asked to respond to an allegation that the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga returned said bribe money of Ghc3,00 to him after he and his other colleagues realised that it was bribe money; the Asawase MP said “Mr Chairman this is a surprise to me because like I said, no such money was given to anybody so how could it be returned?” he asked.
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The Minority Chief Whip, who appeared before the Committee with his Lawyer Sampson Ayenini, stressed that he was innocent his innocence through the hearing.
He expressed shock that Ayariga who was his “best friend on this earth” could make such allegations against him.