LIVE: Parliament grills Barker-Vormawor over bribery allegation
LIVE: Parliament grills Barker-Vormawor over bribery allegation
LIVE: Parliament grills Barker-Vormawor over bribery allegation
By: Nii Ammui Fio | 1 min read
Human rights activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor is before Parliament today following a summons over his recent bribery allegation against members of the Appointments Committee.
Barker-Vormawor had alleged that committee members demanded money from ministerial nominees appointed by former President John Mahama before vetting and approving them. The claim, which he made in a Facebook post on January 24, has drawn strong rebuttals from parliamentary officials.
In his post, he wrote, “So all the monies the ministerial appointees are being asked to pay to the Appointments Committee just to get approved, are those ones not affected by ORAL? Strange Republic.”
The Clerk of Parliament was directed to summon him for questioning. Bernard Ahiafor, Chairman of the Appointments Committee, dismissed the allegations and instructed the committee clerk to invite Barker-Vormawor for a probe today.
