No Businessman Has Approached Me - NPP MP On Bribery Allegation | Politics

NPP Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has denied data of the allegation {that a} businessman tried to bribe the Members of Parliament.

A businessman, who the MPs have refused to disclose his id, is alleged to have tried inducing some New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament with cash to affect their choice to take away Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and the Minister of State on the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Bohen.

Leader of the Majority Caucus, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says an investigation shall be commissioned into the matter to determine its veracity.

“We will investigate and if it is true, we will establish the motive of that person.”

“What I can say of it (the allegations) as of now is that, we don't know the motive. Not knowing what the motive is, sometimes these things come up, so we will have to establish that.”

“You remember the issue of a minister who was nominated to appear before the Vetting Committee, there were allegations that he attempted to bribe some people or influence some people, eventually, it turned out to be untrue. Even though this one has come before me, not having gone into it, I don't want to make any pronouncements on it. Let's see if indeed it is true and that is not an insult to the intelligence of those people who spoke to it”, he stated.

Goal Hon. Collins Adomako-Mensah says he is aware of nothing about any tycoon making an attempt to induce them.

Speaking on Peace FM's'Kokrokoo' programm, he advised host Kwami Sefa Kayi categorically that no businessman has approached him.

". . as I sit here, I can be very frank with you; no businessman has met me. I haven't received a call from no person and I don't think a decision I've taken will be influenced by any other person."

He, nevertheless, backed the decision for investigations into the matter.

"Personally, I welcome the investigations that the Majority Leader is requesting. Indeed, if someone has come to influence the decision of Members of Parliament, it's quite unfortunate and I'm happy that the Majority Leader has said that he will wish for an investigation to be conducted to unravel who actually, whether there's any truth to the allegation that a businessman attempted to bribe the Members of Parliament," he stated.