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No truth in GH¢70k ‘gift’ claims involving Appiagyei, the memo is fake – Deputy Minority Whip
Second Deputy Minority Whip Jerry Ahmed Shaib has dismissed reports that Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei returned a GH¢70,000 “gift” allegedly given to members of Parliament’s Appointments Committee in connection with the vetting of ministerial and Supreme Court nominees.
Read Also: Deputy Minority Leader claims she rejected GH¢70k gift allegedly linked to vetting of Ayariga, Zanetor and SC judges ‘She had not received any money’ The Weija-Gbawe MP further insisted that neither he nor Mrs Appiagyei had received money to influence the vetting of ministerial nominees.
Purported memo attributed to Appiagyei The reports were based on a purported memorandum dated September 2 and addressed to Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP Frank Annoh-Dompreh, with Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin copied.
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