Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga should be expelled from the legislature for dragging the image of parliament into disrepute after being found to be in contempt of the House, PC Appiah-Ofori, former MP for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa and anti-corruption crusader has said.
According to him, such action against Mr Ayariga will serve as a deterrent to others from engaging in similar acts.
Speaking to Morro Awudu on the Executive Breakfast Show on Class91.3FM on Friday March 31, the ex-lawmaker said: “If the committee has said this is the offence he committed, then I am saying that he should not be just requested to apologise but he should be expelled from parliament so that it will serve as a deterrent to others.
“If he says the Appointments Committee had collected bribe from an appointee, it has reduced the image of parliament completely.”
The Ghartey Committee, which investigated the bribery allegation made by Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga against the leadership of parliament’s Appointments Committee, has found him to have been in contempt of parliament.
The committee, in its 56-page report, said it “came to the firm conclusion that Mr Mahama Ayariga is in contempt of parliament on the strength of Article 122 of the 1992 Constitution, section 32 of the Parliament Act, 1965 (Act 300) and Orders 28 and 30 (2) of the Standing Orders of Parliament”.
The Committee said it “came to this conclusion because Mr Mahama Ayariga failed to prove that indeed Hon Boakye Agyarko [Energy Minister] gave money to Hon Joseph Osei-Owusu [Chairman of the Appointments Committee] to be distributed to the members of the Appointments Committee with a view to bribe them”, as alleged by Mr Ayariga in an interview he granted Radio Gold.
The Committee has, thus, recommended that having established a case of contempt against Mr Ayariga as well as having examined the sanctions regime available, recommends to the house the following:
1. That the Hon member for Bawku Central Mr Mahama Ayariga, be reprimanded by the Rt Hon Speaker in accordance with section 35 of the Parliament Act, 1965 (300)
2. That Mr Mahama Ayariga renders an unqualified apology to the House, purging himself of contempt.
The 5-member ad hoc Committee chaired by Essikado Ketan MP Joe Ghartey said it “took notice of the fact that Hon Mahama Ayariga is not known to have engaged in acts that tend to disrupt the smooth proceedings of parliament.
Neither does he have a penchant nor reputation of engaging in activities which can bring the image and dignity of parliament into disrepute. Accordingly we view the recommendation relating to the sanctions adequate in the circumstances.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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WHO IS ayiraga,he must go,AYIRAGA MUST GO,I'm praying for by election,,,, AYIRAGA MUST GO,,he should just resign respectfully,,,he is shameful to Ghana.
So PC Appiah has gotten the balls the tell Ghanaians that parliament must sack Hon Ayariga from parliament.He PC has no integrity left in him to pass such a comment-having used unprintable words to describe his wife and also bowing to pressure when he alledged that MPs have taking 5000 dollars to mps.
supported. i am glad we now have more of ndc morons commenting here and they are going to be hear for a very long time
No wonder you told the world your wife infected you with gonorrhea. That gono has affected your brain.
I now know P.C. Appia is loosing his mental facility. Why should somebody be sacked for the very things you were trumpeting when you were in parliament. You made all kinds af allegations and it was not even investigated. I know you are not correct else you will not say to the public that your wife gave you Gono
Mr. Ayariga only repeated what Mr. PC Appiah-Ofor use to sing of when he was in Parliament. Did Mr. PC Appiah-Ofor suddenly forgot of the Vodafone sale saga?
Did Parliament elect Ayariga to expel him? In fact this report is not the true reflection of what happened. Parliament is covering up a lot of things. Appiah Ofori did you remember 5000 dollars vodaphone deal. I want to ask you were you sacked from Parliament when you disclosed that bribery allegation.
P.C Appiah Ofori is an NDC man he knows what he is talking about Mahama Ayariga must be sack and by-election must take place
Just look at the pot calling the kitten black.Even you, were not sacked.
OLD SCHOOL. LISTEN TO WHAT IS GOING ON BEFORE YOU OPEN THAT YOUR OKRO MOUTH. IF ANYTHING AT ALL AYIRIGA IS A PRODUCT OF THE SEED YOU SOW WHEN YO WERE IN PARLIAMENT. HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE THINGS YOU DID IN THE PASS WHEN YOU WERE IN PARLIAMENT?. I AM SURE YOUR MONEY IS FINISHED AND YOU WANT TO BE COMPENSATED BY THE WAY ARE AMONG THOSE OLD GREEDY FORMAL MPS WHO HAVE SUED TO TAKE THE TAX PAYERS MONEY?.