National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Okudzeto Ablakwa, has dismissed claims by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, suggesting that he admitted making up the bribery allegation against the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko.
Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joe Osei-Owusu, made the claim at the first public hearing of the ad-hoc committee today [Wednesday], saying Mr. Ablakwa had indicated that the Minority made the bribery allegation to equalize Mr. Agyarko’s corruption allegation levelled against former President Mahama.
“In the conclave, after they had shown that they [Minority] were satisfied and were willing to withdraw their objection and agree for their report to be amended that Hon Osafo Maafo and Boakye Agyarko be passed by consensus, we were going to leave and I said no, there was this allegation already in the public domain, and Honourbale Ayariga is the one alleged to have made that allegation so we should discuss that matter after meeting, all the Minority members said was ‘Mr. Speaker cool down, cool down’ and I said; ‘How can I cool down?This allegation is already in the public domain’. It was at that point that Okudzeto Ablakwa said ‘because Agyarko said our President [Mahama] was corrupt, we were spreading the corruption allegation’. The mood in the room changed afterwards,” Osei -Owusu said.
But in a Facebook post, Mr. Ablakwa rubbished the claims, saying they were just fabricated.
"May it be known that the so-called confession attributed to me by Hon. Joe Osei-Owusu is nothing but a desperate, malicious and cancerous fabrication which would not be allowed to fester."
According to Mr. Ablakwa, Mr. Joe Osei-Owusu has been inconsistent with his account of events since the scandal was uncovered.
“The last time Hon. Osei-Owusu made this same allegation, he hanged it around the neck of Hon. Mahama Ayariga.”
“I guess he had forgotten to be consistent when he appeared before the Special Committee today.”
The former Deputy Minister of Education declared his preparedness to ensure the truth is established, saying “let no one doubt my resolve and the extent I am willing to go to vindicate the truth in this matter.”
Source: Citifmonline.com
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Did. Osei owusu give Ablakwa any money? Did Ablakwa see Osei Owusu collecting money from Agyarko, and handing it over to Muntaka to be given to the minority members? Is Ablakwa going to rely on hear-say? These are the stuffs that make stuffs difficult for Ablakwa and his friends to convince the public to believe. Time will tell!
It is this same ablakwa, my own v mate who lost the election for John mahama. As a deputy minister in charge of tertiary, he fooolishly advised the affable former president to cancel teacher and nursing training allowance and I bet you Dr. Bawumia and the npp strongly capitalised on that to enhance their electoral fortunes. I have known okudzeto since 2001 to 2005/06 academic year at commonwealth hall university of Ghana. He started writing and posting them on notice boards at vandal city and other areas. Some of us were mostly convinced that his ideas then were not factual. His posture and submission in the agyarko matter now confirms our belief at that time. The simple question is that okudzeto did not directly receive his 3000 cedis if true from boakye agyarko but is quick to add that boakye agyarko bribed him. Suffice to say that muntaka who purportedly gave the money to my own vandal friend has flatly denied it. Muntaka is a minority chief whip, okudzetos party ally and leader in parliament. I can only conclude that okudzeto is lying. Lying and spinning of thoughts and concepts , what is known in political parlance as propaganda has been okudzetos watchword. Massa dzeto give us a break
This albino must be stoned to death...see his orange face!!!
Let Abrakwa write and go face the committee and STOP the noise on radio!
V-Mate ! Sharp Yes u are indeed living the motto of the greatest Hall on earth-Commonwealth: TRUTH STANDS. Nothing But the truth.Don't allow the cock and bull story Osei Wusu is try hard to conjour to flourish VERITAS LIBERAT.
Ablakwa, did Osei Wusu give you money? Do you confirm the latter collected money from Agyarko?