President of the Chamber for Local Government, Dr Richard Fiadomor, has welcomed Parliament’s decision to allow investigations into the controversy surrounding a purported GH¢70,000 payment allegedly linked to the work of the Appointments Committee.
According to him, Parliament must allow the investigations to proceed fully in order to establish the truth behind the controversy and determine the circumstances under which the name and signature of the Deputy Minority Leader and Asokwa Member of Parliament, Patricia Appiagyei, came to be associated with the document.
Speaking on Ahotor FM’s morning show on August 7, 2026, Dr Fiadomor said the issue goes beyond the alleged GH¢70,000 and questioned why Patricia Appiagyei’s name was specifically used in the purported document.
He said the document circulating in the public domain was detailed enough to mention Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh as the person allegedly involved in giving out the money, while Patricia Appiagyei has reportedly disputed the authenticity of the document and the signature attributed to her.
«“I am happy Parliament has agreed for investigations to go on. We should allow the investigations to continue. If you look at the content, it was detailed to the extent that Annoh-Dompreh was the one who gave the money out. Why did they use her signature when she said it was forged? Why Patricia?”»
Dr Fiadomor questioned why, among the numerous Members of Parliament in the Minority Caucus, Patricia Appiagyei’s name was allegedly used in connection with the controversy.
He argued that investigators must therefore look beyond the GH¢70,000 and establish whether there is a bigger issue behind the document and its circulation.
“The issue is what is behind this. The GH¢70,000 is not news to me, especially at the Appointments Committee, because we know some of these things go on,” he said.
He cited the controversy surrounding the vetting of former Energy Minister-designate Boakye Agyarko as an example of previous allegations involving money and the Appointments Committee, stressing that Parliament should use the current situation as an opportunity to examine its processes.
Dr Fiadomor said a thorough investigation would help determine whether the alleged payment was legitimate parliamentary funding, an administrative arrangement, or something else, while also establishing who authorised it and who ultimately received or returned any money.
He therefore urged Parliament and the relevant investigative bodies to establish the facts without allowing political considerations to influence the process.
His comments come as the Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced a preliminary investigation into the authenticity of the purported memorandum, the source of the alleged GH¢70,000 and the purpose for which the money was allegedly provided.
Parliament has also indicated its readiness to cooperate with the investigation and has called for the authenticity of the document and the claims contained in it to be established. The Speaker has further said that if the memorandum is found to have been fabricated and falsely attributed to Patricia Appiagyei, those responsible should be identified and dealt with according to law.
Story by Stephen Kwaku Owusu Mintah — Ahotoronline, Accra.