{"id":461972,"date":"2018-02-06T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/06\/minority-storms-out-of-debate-on-cash-for-seat-committee-report\/"},"modified":"2018-02-06T17:00:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:00:21","slug":"minority-storms-out-of-debate-on-cash-for-seat-committee-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/06\/minority-storms-out-of-debate-on-cash-for-seat-committee-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority storms out of debate on Cash-for-Seat committee report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Tuesday,  6 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-06<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/98339587.295.jpg\" alt=\"Minority Shs\" title=\"Minority Shs\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The Minority says most of the MPs have not read the 146-page report by the committee<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1517936421_456_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Minority has staged a walkout from Parliament over the \u201ccash for seat\u201d committee report on the probe of claims the Trade Ministry extorted $100,000 from expatriates to allow them to sit close to the President during the Ghana Expatriates Business Awards in December 2017.<\/p>\n<p>This is because it claims most of the MPs have not read the 146-page report that has been put before them to be debated.<\/p>\n<p>The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, held that under the circumstances, his side of the House could not take part in the deliberations. He argued that per the Standing Orders of Parliament, no motion shall be debated until at least 48 hours sitting days have elapsed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a difficulty that we are suspending the Standing Orders on this matter especially seeing that I got my copy of the report only this morning. All members got their copies only this morning\u2026 so why the rush?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the interest of transparency and accountability, this matter cannot be railroaded through Parliament and I am sorry, Mr. Speaker, that if the Chairman wants to proceed, he knows our position\u2026 of the 146 pages, I together with many other members are yet to satisfy and read through it thoroughly in order to make meaningfull contributions to the debate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Majority to proceed with debate<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Majority in Parliament has however decided to go ahead with the debate on the report.<\/p>\n<p>The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, said the Minority MP\u2019s non-cooperation on the matter was borne out of their lack of understanding of Parliamentary standing orders.<\/p>\n<p><b>Controversy over \u2018Minority report<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The bi-partisan committee probing the extortion claims was enveloped by controversy when its Minority members decided to prepare and leak a separate report that indicted some persons of interests in the probe, including the Ministry of Trade and the organizers of the awards scheme, the Millennium Excellence Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Minority side of the Committee, comprising of Dr. Dominic Ayine and James Avedzi, concluded that, the Ministry of Trade engaged in multiple infractions including breaches of the public financial management law and multiple ethical violations.<\/p>\n<p>It also said the Millennium Excellence Foundation, among other things, presented forged evidence to the Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ayine subsequently called for the withdrawal of the already laid report so that a composite report will be presented to Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the walkout, there were reports that the Minority was planning to boycott the debate of the report over the matter.<\/p>\n<p><b>Background of \u201ccash for seat\u201d saga<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Trade, which partnered the event organizers, Millennium Excellence Foundation, is alleged to have charged between $25,000 and $100,000, to enable expatriates to sit close to the President at the awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation was first made by the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak in Parliament in December 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mubarak said the fees charged at the Ghana Expatriate Business Awards were not approved by Parliament, adding that the monies were also not accounted for in the Internally Generated Funds [IGF] of the Ministry\u2019s accounts.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation was further reinforced by Mr. Ablakwa, who suffered verbal assaults from Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah over the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Trade said it played no role in determining prices for seats at the event, and clarified that it only facilitated the implementation of a new initiative by the Millennium Excellence Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>But the Ministry after an order from the President to probe the matter clarified that an amount of GHc2, 667,215 was realized from the event. This was made known only after the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, had asked the Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen, to investigate the matter and report to him.<\/p>\n<p>The organizers of the Awards had also explained that no one paid to sit close to the President and that the amount was raised from sponsorship through a fundraising at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament subsequently formed a five-member bi-partisan committee to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee held several public hearings and a few in-camera sessions that featured all parties named in the allegation, and those who made the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>The Trades Ministry and the Foundation maintained their innocence in the matter and insisted that due process was followed in the soliciting of funds for the awards scheme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cash for seat committee clears Alan, et al<\/li>\n<li>Parliament debates cash-for-seat&#8217; 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Minister apologizes to Ablakwah after calling him a thief<\/li>\n<li>$100k for seat: Trade Ministry did no wrong \u2013 Government defends<\/li>\n<li>100k extortion: Alan did no wrong \u2013 Akufo-Addo<\/li>\n<li>Ghana MP &#8216;apologises for brawl&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Okudzeto Ablakwa sues Carlos Ahenkorah<\/li>\n<li>$100k for seat: I\u2019m ready to interrogate any specific allegation &#8211; Alan Kyeremanten<\/li>\n<li>GHC2.6m was raised for Expatriate Business Awards \u2013 Alan<\/li>\n<li>Expat CEOs already have direct access to President \u2013 Alan  parries $100k extortion claims<\/li>\n<li>$100k \u2018access fee\u2019 for fund raising \u2013 Gbeho<\/li>\n<li>Carlos Ahenkorah barges into interview to \u2018insult\u2019 Ablakwa<\/li>\n<li>Akufo-Addo must speak up on 100k scandal &#8211; Ablakwa<\/li>\n<li>Parliament must probe $100k expats saga \u2013 Azeem<\/li>\n<li>$100k for seat: Akufo-Addo demands answers from Alan Kyerematen<\/li>\n<li>Nana Addo summons Alan over alleged Trade Ministry extortion<\/li>\n<li>Akufo-Addo had &#8216;no idea&#8217; of $100k \u2018access fee\u2019 \u2013 Arhin<\/li>\n<li>$100k &#8216;access fee&#8217;: Minority slams Ahenkorah<\/li>\n<li>Okudzeto has \u2018stolen throughout his life\u2019 \u2013 Minister<\/li>\n<li>$100k \u2018access fee\u2019 normal practice, not corruption \u2013 Awuni<\/li>\n<li>$100k \u2018access fee\u2019 was for fund raising \u2013 Gbeho<\/li>\n<li>I didn\u2019t pay a cedi to sit by Akufo-Addo \u2013 Japan Motors MD<\/li>\n<li>Alan Kyerematen queried over $100k &#8216;cash-to-sit-close to Akufo-Addo&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>No one paid $100k to sit close to Akufo-Addo &#8211; Millennium Excellence Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Use of \u2018president\u2019 in $100k offer was me, not Akufo-Addo \u2013 MEF president<\/li>\n<li>Money collected from expatriates was for fundraising \u2013 Organisers<\/li>\n<li>Use of \u2018president\u2019 in $100k offer was me, not Akufo-Addo \u2013 MEF President<\/li>\n<li>Minority to drag Carlos Ahenkorah before Privileges Committee<\/li>\n<li>BBC Pidgin: Akufo-Addo bore sey people dey charge $100,000 make dem seat close to am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong><br \/>This article has 8 comment(s),  give your comment\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 55 updated by: 55 --><\/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>General News of Tuesday, 6 February 2018 Source: citifmonline.com 2018-02-06 The Minority says most of the MPs have not read the 146-page report by the committee The Minority has staged a walkout from Parliament over the \u201ccash for seat\u201d committee report on the probe of claims the Trade Ministry extorted $100,000 from expatriates to allow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":417236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-461972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461972\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}