{
  "id": 19542474,
  "title": "AKSA deal: Bagbin refers bribery allegations against 2015 Energy Committee members to OSP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/aksa-deal-bagbin-refers-bribery-allegations-against-2015-energy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T19:45:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/aksa-deal-bagbin-refers-bribery-allegations-against-2015-energy-committee-members-to-osp/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin has referred bribery allegations against former 2015 Energy Committee members to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in connection with a $46,000 bribe linked to the AKSA emergency power agreement. The allegations were made by Asante Kwaku Berko, a former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery. The Speaker made the referral in a formal communication to the House on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, following an internal review of how Parliament considered and approved the agreement. The review found no evidence that any Member of Parliament or Parliamentary Service staff received the alleged payment. The Speaker emphasized the importance of due process and stressed that anyone found culpable must be dealt with according to the law.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}