One of three Members of Parliament who alleged that the Appointments Committee of Parliament was bribed has complained of what seems to be a snub by the ad-hoc committee investigating the Parliamentary bribery saga.
In a Facebook post on his timeline, he said the Joe Ghartey-led committee have not formally invited him as a witness for the investigation.
“So how come the Hon Joe Ghartey Committee is sitting today and I still do not have my invitation? Ah well, maybe my truth will not matter.”
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Mahama Ayariga said on Accra-based Radio Gold that the Energy Minister Agyarko sent money to the minority side in an attempt to influence their decision on his approval after he was vetted for the position.
The NDC Member of Parliament said they (the minority) received the money thinking it was sitting allowance for being part of the Appointments Committee only to be told it was coming from the minister designate.
He said they rejected the money and asked that the money is returned to him.
But the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, subsequently denied this allegation and described it as “illogical and ill-motivated” on the floor of parliament.
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and his counterpart representing Tamale North Constituency Alhassan Suhuyini supported Ayariga’s claim.
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Suhuyini says because of this he expects that is the other two have been invited he should have been invited as well.
Meanwhile, the ad-hoc committee has stated that they will invite only 4 witnesses during their sitting.
They include Chairman of the Appointments Committee Joe Osei-Owusu, Minority Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak, Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga and Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko.