Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka has rebuffed claims MPs took bribes to approve a power-related arrangement in 2015.
The Minority Main Whip in an interview with JoyNews stated, as a member of the Power Committee of the Residence in 2015, “not a dime arrived to anybody.”
He recounted that the alleged payer of the stated bribes, speedy earlier Tema Oil Refinery manager, Asante Berko, has even denied the impropriety.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, submitted a civil suit towards the previous Goldman executive.
The US establishment suggests as a employee with the company’s London subsidiary, Berko, facilitated up to $4.5million bribes to help a Turkish organization to get a contract for a ability plant.
Nevertheless, Mr. Berko, who has because resigned his post as TOR boss next the allegations, has denied similar, describing them as “false.”
“I condition categorically that I have not paid any bribes to governing administration officials, Users of Parliament nor any officials of Parliament.
“I have had no get hold of with Users of Parliament nor officers of Parliament, pertaining to the approval of this transaction,” he wrote in the assertion.
Having said that, the Asawase MP, Muntaka has not dominated out the want for a local probe into the problem.
“…because the man is a public officer [ex] it might make some sense…if Parliament decides to probe into it to be ready to settle it when and for all,” Muntaka mentioned.
He reiterated that he has “never witnessed that gentleman [Berko] not to chat of income exchanging palms.”
Mr. Berko, has in the meantime, explained his attorneys are tough the lawsuit submitted by the US SEC in a bid to very clear his “good title.”
