[ 2017-03-29 ]

Joe Ghartey committee presents ‘bribery’ report today
Parliament’s committee investigating the recent
bribery scandal that hit the Appointments
Committee is expected to present its report today
[March 29, 2017].

The report is expected to explain the
circumstances surrounding the scandal and make
some recommendations on the way forward on the
issue which many say has dented the image of the
House.

The Acting Director of Public Affairs of
Parliament, Kate Addo, earlier this week told Citi
News the presentation had been captured in
Parliament’s business statement for this week.

“The committee chairman had indicated that the
committee will lay its report on Wednesday and it
was contained in the business statement that was
read on the floor on Friday. So we are expecting
that on Wednesday the committee will lay its
report,” she added.

The Joe Ghartey Committee reportedly rounded off
its work by taking evidence from three more
witnesses.

The five-member Committee was set up following
allegations that the Energy Minister, Boakye
Agyarko bribed some members of the Appointments
Committee. The Energy Minister has since denied
the allegations against him.

The presentation of the report will likely bring a
permanent resolution to the matter which has
reportedly caused some fracas because some members
of parliament.

Joe Ghartey committee’s report won’t be
objective – ACEPA

Meanwhile, the African Centre for Parliamentary
Affairs (ACEPA) is skeptical over the objectivity
of the outcome of committee’s report.

According to a senior associate of ACEPA, Tuinese
Amuzu, questions that were posed to witnesses who
appeared before the committee were too skewed in a
certain way that did not tell the entire story of
what transpired.

Speaking at a multi-stakeholder forum on
strengthening responsiveness to corruption-related
incidents, Amuzu said “the posture of the
committee is as a result of the kind of training
that members of the committee had. So we are all
brought up into a system that say, if you are
coming into this committee there are rules by
which you should come. We should be more
interested in the substantive matter, and coming
to the bottom of it.”

Source - citifmonline.com

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