Deputy Minority Leader and Asokwa MP, Patricia Appiagyei, has denied receiving or discussing any money in connection with the ministerial vetting process, describing a memo alleging a GH¢70,000 payment to her as fake news.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Friday, September 4, she said: “I don’t know anything about the memo. It was absolutely news to me. I didn’t know what was happening, but because of the funeral, I didn’t pay much attention to it.”
Her comments followed the circulation of a purported memorandum dated September 2, 2026, addressed to Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh‑Dompreh, which allegedly linked her to GH¢70,000 allocated for Parliament’s Appointments Committee.
Mrs. Appiagyei rejected the claim outright, insisting she had never discussed money with her party leader or anyone else regarding the vetting of ministerial nominees. “No. What I am telling you, actually, it’s fake news. So that is what it is,” she stated.
She questioned the authenticity of the document, describing it as “totally strange” and beyond comprehension. Reiterating her position, she stressed that no financial inducement was received during the vetting process, as committee members were focused solely on their official duties. “We started off in the morning with the press conference. We couldn’t even find the time to do anything. We were only seriously mentioning our issues on a matter of principle,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has commenced a preliminary investigation into an alleged GH¢70,000 payment reportedly offered to Mrs Appiagyei in connection with the vetting of ministerial and Supreme Court nominees. The investigation by the OSP comes amid the controversy surrounding the purported payment and the document linking the Asokwa MP to the alleged transaction.
