{"id":462106,"date":"2018-02-07T03:10:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T03:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/charge-muntaka-for-causing-financial-loss-alan\/"},"modified":"2018-02-07T03:10:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T03:10:55","slug":"charge-muntaka-for-causing-financial-loss-alan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/charge-muntaka-for-causing-financial-loss-alan\/","title":{"rendered":"Charge Muntaka for causing financial loss \u2013 Alan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday,  7 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghananewsagency.org<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/65714140.295.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Kyeremanten Newest1\" title=\"Alan Kyeremanten Newest1\" width=\"295\" height=\"152\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan K. Kyerematen<\/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\/1517973055_879_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, Minister of Trade and Industry, wants Parliament, and by extension the state, to explore the possibilities of charging Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Minority Chief Whip for wilfully causing financial loss to the state.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the recall of Parliament during their Christmas break following the Member of Parliament\u2019s motion has incurred costs.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Keyermanten made the statement in Parliament after the five-member committee had dismissed allegation brought against the Ministry of Trade and Industry and adopted Committee the report.<\/p>\n<p>He was also in Parliament to convey his Ministry\u2019s gratitude to House for following due diligence in probing the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, setup a five-member Committee to look into Alhaji Muntaka\u2019s motion, seconded by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, which accused the Trade Ministry of illegally levying expatriate business owners at an awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>After many weeks of public hearing, the committee on Tuesday presented its report, though not without drama as the Minority walked out of the House.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kyeremanten in appreciating the work of the committee begged of the Speaker to make comments about Alhaji Muntaka, Mr Okudzeto, James Klutse Avedzi and Dr Dominic Ayine who were key the actors in the \u201cdrama\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>About Muntaka, he added that his documents presented to the committee \u201con oath\u201d were \u201cfraudulent\u201d and \u201cit could be a matter that can be properly interrogated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kyeremanten expressed worry about, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu, barometer of the country\u2019s international image as a result of the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that the opinion of the Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, whom he described as the Rising Star of the Minority, cannot constitute the entirety of the international community.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/WGGslz0B-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>About Dr Ayine, the Trade Minister said all the documents that were not substantiated during the public hearings found their ways into the Minority\u2019s counter report released on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kyeremanten also accused Mr Avedzi of working so hard to fault the Ministry of using public accounts for private funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow are citizens protected by the acts and omissions of honourable members?\u201d Mr Kyerematen queried. 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Kyerematen Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, Minister of Trade and Industry, wants Parliament, and by extension the state, to explore the possibilities of charging Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Minority Chief Whip for wilfully causing financial loss to the state. 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