Reported by GhanaCrimes Newsroom·2 min read
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed that the report of an internal review into an alleged US$46,000 bribe linked to the approval of the AKSA emergency power agreement in 2015 be sent to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and other investigative bodies on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
The allegation is that the money was paid to members of Parliament's energy committee to secure approval of the agreement. that the allegation was made by Asante Kwaku Berko, a former managing director of the Tema Oil Refinery.
In a formal communication to the House on Wednesday, Mr Bagbin said the internal administrative review had examined parliamentary records and interviews, and "did not yield evidence that any Member of Parliament or officer of the Parliamentary Service received the alleged payments in connection with the approval of the Agreement".
He stressed, however, that the finding reflected only the limited material available to the review. "It does not establish whether the alleged payments were made, nor does it identify or clear any person who may have received them," he said, adding that those questions could only be examined by law enforcement agencies with access to financial transactions and communications beyond Parliament's reach.
"The review is therefore not the final word on this matter," he said.
Mr Bagbin said he had directed that the report and all supporting documents be formally transmitted to the OSP, and instructed the Clerk to Parliament to preserve all records relating to the agreement and make them available to investigators when required.
No one has been charged in Ghana in connection with the allegation, and the OSP had not publicly commented on the referral at the time of publication.
