General News of Monday, 29 April 2019Source: www.ghanaweb.comRockson Bukari resigns after Shaanxi bribery exposéRockson Ayine BukariMinister of State at the Office of the President, Rockson Bukari has resigned from his position, days after he was caught on a leaked tape attempting to bribe a journalist to ‘kill’ a story. According to a statement from the presidency, Mr Bukari’s tendered in his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo on Monday 29th April, 2019. Rockson Bukari was caught on tape trying to prevent the Starr FM Upper East region correspondent from publishing a damning story against a Chinese mining company when he was the Upper East regional minister. Mr. Bukari tried bribing the journalist with GH¢5,000 cash in a brown envelope and a brand new motorbike to stop the story from going public. The communique from the office of the president said Rockson Bukari “resigned as a matter of principle”.

Source: GhanaWeb April 29, 2019 19:18 UTC