{"id":397620,"date":"2017-07-02T11:21:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T11:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/02\/sam-george-dismisses-calls-for-probe-into-ghc100000-nla-bribery-scandal\/"},"modified":"2017-07-02T11:21:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T11:21:17","slug":"sam-george-dismisses-calls-for-probe-into-ghc100000-nla-bribery-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/02\/sam-george-dismisses-calls-for-probe-into-ghc100000-nla-bribery-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam George dismisses calls for probe into GHC100,000 NLA bribery scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Politics of Sunday,  2 July 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-07-02<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/76973637.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sam George    \" title=\"Sam George    \" width=\"295\" height=\"145\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Sam George, Ningo-Prampram MP<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149615265056631\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149615265056631\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1498994477_835_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram in Accra, Samuel Nartey George has kicked against calls for independent probe into the bribery scandal involving Members of the Finance Committee of Parliament.  <\/p>\n<p>Head of Legal Department at the National Lottery Authority (NLA), David Lamptey requested then Director General, Brigadier General Martin Ahiaglo (Rtd.) to authorise the release of a total sum of ?150,000 to facilitate passage of the amendments in the Act 722, in 2016. <\/p>\n<p>In an email intercepted by Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show host, Kojo Yankson, Mr. Lamptey indicated the funds were intended to be used to \u201cpush\u201d the bill to ensure its smooth passage by the legislature. <\/p>\n<p>Former Chair of the Committee, James Klutse Avedzi admitted receiving the money but maintained he received only ?100,000 from the NLA and not 150,000.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) in a joint statement issued Thursday, called for an independent probe into the possible bribery scandal that has hit Parliament and the Lottery Authority.<\/p>\n<p>However, speaking to Joy News, Sam George asserts that, since the bill was not passed into law, the claim that the said money was induce the committee members, is unfounded.<\/p>\n<p>According to him: \u201cThe environment we\u2019ve created gives room for people to make speculations\u201d that the MPs are corrupt.<\/p>\n<p>He rather said the gesture by the NLA could best be described as lobbying as it is the case in Western Countries instead likening it to bribery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the West they have groups that are officially recognized as lobbyists. So if there are lobbyists who are beginning to emerge in Ghana who have a certain policy direction and they think that the way to get is to get legislation by lobbying Parliament [then] why they call it corruption?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, his colleague MP for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini has stated the development \u201chas actually cast a negative image on parliament\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Joy FM\u2019s weekly news analysis programme Newsfile, Saturday July 1, 2017, Mr. Inusah Fuseini yielded to the call for a probe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am tempted to support the need for investigation into the case\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in the erstwhile John Mahama administration, questioned why the MPs will agree to the NLA\u2019s decision to organise the the workshop in Senchi and receive money while \u201cthe very sitting you are having, parliament recognizes it [and] you are paid allowance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 38 updated by: 45 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics of Sunday, 2 July 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-07-02 Sam George, Ningo-Prampram MP &#13; Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram in Accra, Samuel Nartey George has kicked against calls for independent probe into the bribery scandal involving Members of the Finance Committee of Parliament. 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