‘OSP hasn’t contacted me’ – Patricia Appiagyei assures cooporation if invited

The Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei says she will honour any formal invitation from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as the office begins preliminary investigations into an alleged GH¢70,000 payment linked to Parliament’s vetting of ministerial and Supreme Court nominees.

Patricia Appiagyei purportedly cast doubt on the source of the alleged funds and that it had the hallmarks of extortion of the nominees, the OSP has commenced a preliminary investigation into the veracity of the document, the source of the alleged funds, and the purpose of the alleged funds,” the statement said.

The OSP, in a statement on Friday, September 4, said that it had commenced preliminary investigations into the alleged payment following questions surrounding the source and purpose of the funds.