The current speaker’s claim was in March when he was serving as the then-Majority Leader. What Sir Sam Jonah said about Bagbin:“But corruption pervades all aspects of our governance system. “The reality is that MPs are Ghanaians and there is evidence that some MPs take bribes and come to the floor and try to articulate the views of their sponsors. Bagbin cleared by Parliamentary Committee in October 2014Months after the allegation and after Bagbin, the then-Majority Leader appeared before a special committee, he was cleared of wrongdoing over the bribery claims. The then Deputy Minority leader, Dominic Nitiwul, said so far as the House is concerned Bagbin's allegation is no more an issue.

Source: GhanaWeb April 27, 2021 06:55 UTC