Pressure Group demands Parliamentary probe into AKSA bribery allegations

The People’s Alliance for Governance and Accountability (PAGA) has demanded a full parliamentary investigation into the AKSA power agreement bribery allegations, following evidence accepted in a United States criminal prosecution that money was paid to some Members of Ghana’s Parliament in connection with the transaction.“There is now evidence accepted in a United States criminal prosecution that money was paid to some Members of Ghana’s Parliament in connection with a transaction that Parliament was constitutionally required to scrutinize and approve.

In a press statement, the pressure group noted that 18 MPs served on the Mines and Energy Committee during the Third Session of the Sixth Parliament in 2015, when the AKSA Emergency Power Agreement was reviewed, approved and ratified.