Deputy Minority Leader and Asokwa MP Patricia Appiagyei has denied receiving any money in connection with Parliament’s recent vetting of ministerial and Supreme Court nominees, describing a memorandum linking her to an alleged GH¢70,000 payment as fake.
Her denial comes hours after the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) announced a preliminary investigation into the purported memorandum, which claimed that Mrs Appiagyei had received and returned GH¢70,000 allegedly allocated in connection with the work of Parliament’s Appointments Committee.
In a statement dated September 4, 2026, Mrs Appiagyei said she neither authored, authorised nor circulated the document and urged the public to disregard it.
“I did not write, authorise, or circulate this document. It is fake and should be disregarded by all.”
She also categorically denied receiving the alleged payment, saying she had not received GH¢70,000 or any other amount from anyone in connection with the vetting of ministerial or Supreme Court nominees or her duties as a member of the Appointments Committee.
She said that because no such payment was received, she had no reason to return any money, contrary to the claim in the purported memorandum.
Mrs Appiagyei maintained that she had performed her duties on the Appointments Committee with integrity, including during the recent vetting exercise.
The OSP said it began its investigation after taking note of the document circulating in the media, which was purportedly addressed by Mrs Appiagyei to Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam/Adoagyiri MP Frank Annoh-Dompreh.
According to the purported document, the GH¢70,000 was allegedly given to Mrs Appiagyei as an advance from the Majority Chief Whip in connection with the vetting of two ministerial nominees and three Supreme Court nominees.
The OSP said its inquiry would establish the veracity of the document, the source of the alleged funds and their intended purpose. It also said the contents raised concerns that the alleged funds could have the hallmarks of extortion of nominees.
The anti-corruption agency said it had dispatched a communication inviting Mrs Appiagyei to appear before it and assist with the preliminary investigation.
It added that it was actively investigating all extortion allegations involving Members of Parliament.
Mrs Appiagyei said she was seeking legal advice on the appropriate steps to take once the source of the purported document was established.
She described the fabrication and circulation of the document as a serious matter and said she reserved her rights against anyone found responsible for creating or knowingly circulating it.
The Asokwa MP also suggested that the document was an attempt by “faceless individuals” to sow division within the New Patriotic Party’s Minority Caucus.
She reaffirmed the Caucus’s support for NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the 2028 general election.
The conflicting accounts mean the authenticity of the purported memorandum and the circumstances surrounding the alleged GH¢70,000 are now central to the OSP’s investigation.