The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi, has refuted claims that the Committee is culpable in bribery incidents. Over the years, allegations of bribery, corruption and favouritism have lingered in the background against the committee. The issue gained renewed attention recently after investigative journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure made claims in his latest book 'The President Ghana Never Got'. According to him, some Parliamentarians have confirmed that officials scheduled to appear before the Committee, to answer for infractions highlighted in the Auditor General's report, pay committee members to fast-track their cases and ensure lenient treatment. Addressing the concerns in Parliament on Tuesday, August 20, the Committee's Chairman James Klutse Avedzi said the allegations cannot be true. "I've always tried to be fair, so I don't take money from people to be lenient with them.