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Parliament backs OSP probe into alleged GH¢70,000 payment

Parliament has backed an investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) into an alleged payment of GH¢70,000 reportedly received by the Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa, Mrs Patricia Appiagyei, during the recent vetting of ministerial nominees. A memorandum dated September 2, 2026, and copied to the Minority Chief … The post Parliament backs OSP probe…

Parliament backs OSP probe into alleged GH¢70,000 payment

Parliament has approved an investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) into allegations of a GH¢70,000 payment made to Deputy Minority Leader and Asokwa MP Mrs Patricia Appiagyei during ministerial nominee vetting, according to a memorandum dated September 2, 2026. The memo, which was forwarded to the Minority Chief Whip and Minority Leader, claims that Appiagyei directed the money be returned to Majority Chief Whip Mr Rockson-Nelson Etse Dafeamekpor as she was unaware of its origin and felt uneasy receiving it.

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