GH₵960k ‘bribery’ allegation against Parliament, Defence Committee baseless – Agalga

James Agalga, Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has denied bribery claims.

He refuted allegations that MPs received GH₵960,000 to pass the National Signals Bureau Act, 2020 (Act 1040).

These claims came from Kwabena Adu Boahene, former Director General of the Bureau.

Agalga called the allegations “spurious,” “baseless,” and “an act of desperation.”

In a statement, he noted that Adu Boahene was not involved with the Bureau in 2020.

The Bureau was not operational at that time. Adu Boahene only took his role in 2021.

Therefore, he could not have made payments for a bill passed earlier.

Agalga stated that Hon Seth Acheampong was the Committee Chairman then. He served as the Ranking Member.

He emphasized that the National Signals Bureau did not exist when the bill was considered.

The committee worked only with Minister for National Security Albert Kan Dapaah and late Coordinator Joshua Kyeremeh during this process.

Agalga stressed that they had no dealings with Adu Boahene regarding the Act's passage.