AKSA deal: Bagbin refers bribery allegations against 2015 Energy Committee members to OSP

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has referred allegations of a $46,000 bribe linked to the approval of the AKSA emergency power agreement to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for investigation.

The claim, made by a former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery, Asante Kwaku Berko, concerns members of Parliament’s 2015 Energy Committee.

Mr Bagbin made the referral in a formal communication to the House on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. It follows an internal administrative review into how Parliament considered and approved the agreement, and who took part in the proceedings.

He said the review report and all supporting documents will be sent to the OSP and any other relevant investigative body to help their work.

“Honourable Members, I have accordingly directed that the report of the Review, together with all supporting documentation, be formally transmitted to the Office of the Special Prosecutor and any other relevant investigative body to assist their investigations and any further enquiries necessary to establish the full facts,” he said.

The Speaker also instructed the Clerk to Parliament to preserve all records, correspondence and other documents on the consideration and approval of the agreement, and to make them available to the OSP or any other competent authority whenever they are needed.

Mr Bagbin stressed the importance of due process in establishing the facts and said anyone found culpable must be dealt with according to the law.

“These decisions rest on a simple conviction, and that conviction is an institution charged with holding others to account must itself meet the highest standards of transparency, integrity and accountability,” he said.

However, the Speaker said the review found no evidence that any Member of Parliament or Parliamentary Service staff received the alleged payment in connection with the agreement.