{
  "id": 5510259,
  "title": "Deputy Minority Leader claims she rejected GH¢70k gift allegedly linked to vetting of Ayariga, Zanetor and SC judges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/deputy-minority-leader-claims-she-rejected-gh-70k-gift-allegedly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T05:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/deputy-minority-leader-claims-she-rejected-gh%c2%a270k-gift-allegedly-linked-to-vetting-of-ayariga-zanetor-and-sc-judges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei has returned GH¢70,000 allegedly linked to the vetting of Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Majority Leader Zanetor Agyemang Rawlings, and three Supreme Court nominees, according to a memorandum dated September 2. Appiagyei stated she did not want to personally benefit from the parliamentary process, as she was unaware of the money's source and disagreed with the Minority Caucus' objection to the vetting procedure. The Minority Caucus had walked out of the proceedings on August 27, citing insufficient notice before the nominees' vetting. Appiagyei affirmed her support for the Minority Caucus' position and emphasized that her decision was not aimed at extorting money from the judges.",
  "summary": "Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei has rejected GH¢70,000 sent to her by the Majority Chief Whip, saying she does not want to personally benefit from a parliamentary process involving Supreme Court nominees that her Caucus had refused to participate in.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Deputy Minority Leader rejects GH¢70k ‘gift’, says she won’t extort Supreme Court judges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/deputy-minority-leader-rejects-gh-70k-gift-says-she-wont-extort",
        "published": "2026-09-04T05:31:00.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}