Bawku Central Member of Parliament has revealed he only corroborated bribery allegation claim made by Accra-based Radio Gold.
According to him, he had assumed the GH¢3000 given to him by Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak was their allowance only to hear it was bribe from Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko.
Hon. Mahama Ayariga made the comment when he appeared before the Joe Ghartey Committee to answer questions on the bribery allegations that has rocked the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
When asked by the Committee whether he had evidence apart from the rumour that Boakye Agyarko had paid bribes, Mr Ayariga said “my interview and comments on bribery were based on what Muntaka told us”.
Committee member: Do you still believe that Agyarko brought money to be influenced?
"There are facts that Minority chief whip asked that we should come for money. We took the money and later returned it upon hearing the rumour that it was a bribe. It is a fact that we asked Muntaka to investigate the matter".
Committee member: It is also a fact that you had no basis to confirm the allegations of bribery against Agyarko?
Ayariga: That is why we asked the Minority Chief to investigate the matter.
When asked whether he had spoken to Energy Minister, he said “I have never in my life spoken with him, never. The first time I was seeing him physically as a politician and as somebody who goes on air and also on television and on radio was when he appeared before the committee. [That] was the first time I was physically engaging him”.
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A member in Ghana's Parliament cum a lawyer? This is shameful. does he deserve to represent the good people of Bawku. Oh poor mother Ghana.
I believe you are sorely disappointed that it was all Ayaricough with no substance. Ayariga and his gang have exposed themselves and parliament to ridicule. Tell him that for once. Being NDC does not mean you must be stewpiid at all cost.
Both names "mahama" and "ayariga" on one person? No wonder the output.
So what campaign message brought him to Parliament House? Oh, giant lies, i almost forgot. Gracious me! The way he muscled around before this time making everyone believe he had something logical to say. Parliament is rather not serious. Ayariga is a reflection of how a waste of time and space some of them are. Four years later he takes home over 2b old cedis as ex-gratia for behaving like this. A nation that pay more to ***barred word*** minds and nothing to thinking ones. And he has the title Honourable.
Guys: bukom banku, Kwabena, Teah, Nana Kwasi, Adu, Citizen Vigilante, Ofori, Paa Kwa, Ayon Boye, Elvis and Ekka all your comments smacks of envy and jealousy. I believe if you indeed any had the credentials Hon. Ayariga has, you wouldn't be attacking his person. It's so sad because of people like you honest and diligent people refuse to own up for the truth. At least the inconsistencies and the way others were appeaing to peoples sentiments while giving evidence is something for any well and meaningful Ghanaian to draw some reasonable conclusions. Even the judges of the High and lower courts denied taking bribes in the face of hard evidence, so some of us who would not bury the truth will stand up for it. Is it not Ghana we live in, a country where the common trader could rip people off with high profit margins and nobody can do cahoot. One thing is certain, Ghana shall stand tall after all these political parties and those who hate the truth are exposed. NANA KWASI- Please don't say what you don't know regarding Hon. Ayariga's failed marriage. If nothing else, the woman like others of her kind has better life today because of him. She lives in the USA, and both of them have moved on. Learn to mind your own business if you have anything close to the fear of God,and know that no one is above divorce in life. God bless our homeland Ghana.
POOR AYARIGA AT PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE FOR CORRUPTION BETRAYED HIMSELF AS A MISERABLE REPRESENTATIVE OF PARLIAMENT. THE EVIDENCE HE REPRESENTED DOES NOT ADD UP. 1. PRESUMPTION HE STATED HE RECEIVED MONEY FROM MUNTAKA WHO DID NOT TELL HIM THE PURPOSE OF THE MONEY AND THE SOURCE OF THE MONEY AND AND SO HE PRESUMED IT WAS ALLOWANCE. UNFORTUNATELY AN ALLOWANCE FROM PARLIAMENT HAD NEVER BEEN GIVEN TO HIM IN THAT MANNER. GYIMMIIINII. HE TOOK THE MONEY WITHOUT KNOWING NOR VERIFYING THE SOURCE. ARE YOU A ***barred word*** OR ***barred word***. EVEN A ***barred word*** WOULF FIND THE SOURCE OF MONEY AND NOT JUST PRESUMED. 2. RUMOUR THEN HE HEARD A RUMOR THAT THE MONEY WAS A BRIBE FROM AGYARKO THROUGH OSEI OWUSU. HE ASKED MUNTAKA TO FIND OUT.THEN MUNTAKA CONFIRM AND HE RETURNED THE MONEY. THE QUESTION IS SO MUNTAKA DID NOT KNOW AT THE FIRST TIME WHEN HE GAVE OUT THE MONEY THAT IT WAS BRIBE. OR MUNTAKA LIED TO ALL THE NDC MPS AT GIVING THE MONEY AS ALLEGED. 3. FEEDS ON RUMOR THEN HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY RADIO GOLD. AND AS A LAWYER AND MP WHO IS SUPPOSED TO KNOW BETTER HE FEEDS ON RUMOR AS HIS SOURCE TO GRAND INTERVIEW TO MEDIA TO ENDANGER REPUTATION OF HIS COLLEAGUES AND TARNISHED THE IMAGE OF PARLIAMENT THE VERY INSTITUTION HE EXPECTS TO SECURE HIS LIFE. 4.NO IMPACT OF BRIBE IF ANY IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE THINKING OF AYARIGA AND HIS COMPANIONS UNLESS THEY WANTED TO BE MISCHIEVOUS. HE OPENLY DECLARED THAT THE A BRIBE FROM AGYARKO COULD NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISION OF THE VETTING, BECAUSE HE HAD SATISFIED THE CONDITION OF THE MINORITY BY PROVIDING DOCUMENTS TO SUBSTANTIATE HIS CLAIMS AND APOLOGIES FOR THOSE WHICH COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. WAS AGYARKO TOO ***barred word*** FOR HIM AYARIGA TO THROW AWAY HUGE AMOUNT OF SUCH MONEY FOR NOTHING. 5.CHILDISH AND WICKEDNESS IT WOULD BE CHILDISH AND WICKEDNESS FOR A PARLIAMENTARIAN TO PROPAGATE SUCH SERIOUS ALLEGATION IN THE MEDIA WITHOUT VERIFYING FROM THE MINORITY LEADER AND THE DEPUTY SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT WHO WERE LEADERS AND WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE VETTING PROCESS WHEN IT IS NOT IN LEAST DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THEM. 6. NO SUBSTANCES IT CAN BE CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO SUBSTANCE IN THE ALLEGATION OF AYARIGA AGAINST MUNTAKA AND BY EXTENSION OSEI OWUSU AND AGYARKO. AYARIGA IS THEREFORE NOT FIT TO BEAR THE TITLE HONORABLE FOR HE IS EITHER CHILDISH OR WICKEDD. NONE OF THE TWO IS GOOD ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN HIM IN THE HONORABLE HOUSE. HE CANNOT BE A MODEL FOR THE YOUTH. HE MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE HOUSE.
Is he a Muslim or an atheist. Ayariga thinks life is all about politics. In fact I would not blame him. I would blame his mum and dad for not instilling values of truth, respect, humility, God fearing in him Ayariga and brother, Hassan Ayariga. I pity their children and grand children. The Ayariga brothers have lost so much credibity and respect. They should work on that to save the little image left.
A Lawyer in good standing can make allegations without evidence. You don't deserve the title honourable no serious country will entertain such a person in parliament.
Brood of vipers with deadly venom calling themselves Honorable. Shame on you.
THE AYARIGA BROTHERS, SUHINI AND ABLAKWAH ARE ALL PART OF THE PROPAGANDA RADIO GOLD STORY. RADIO GOLD STILL THE KING OF LIES STATION.