Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has warned that Parliament will not protect any serving or former MP, parliamentary officer or other individual found to have participated in bribery or corruption connected to the approval of the AKSA Energy emergency power agreement.
The House, he said, has no interest in shielding anyone who may have engaged in unlawful conduct, insisting that the institution would support every lawful effort to establish the truth.
His comments follow allegations that approximately $46,000 was paid to persons associated with Parliament to facilitate approval of the emergency power agreement between the Government of Ghana and Turkish energy company AKSA Energy Eurotem AS.
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The allegations emerged in August 2026 following proceedings in the United States involving former Goldman Sachs executive Asante Kweku Berko.
Addressing the House on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Mr Bagbin described the allegations as extremely serious, stressing they had raised legitimate questions about the integrity, credibility and reputation of Parliament.
He disclosed that an internal administrative review he commissioned into Parliament’s consideration and approval of the agreement in 2015 had been completed.
Although the review found no evidence in the parliamentary records and interviews examined that any MP or Parliamentary Service officer received the alleged payments, the Speaker cautioned against interpreting the finding as a clearance.
He explained that the review was limited to parliamentary records and did not have access to bank transactions, financial records or external communications needed to establish whether the alleged payments occurred.
The Speaker subsequently directed that the report and supporting documents be transmitted to the Office of the Special Prosecutor to assist further investigations.
“I have an equal duty to ensure that Parliament never becomes a sanctuary for wrongdoing or an obstacle to the lawful investigation of corruption,” he stated.
He further insisted that investigative authorities must follow the evidence wherever it leads and that Parliament would neither obstruct nor interfere with their work.
The Speaker also reminded MPs that the reputation of Parliament is a collective responsibility, warning that conduct that undermines public confidence diminishes the standing of every member.
He called for stronger transparency and accountability in parliamentary processes, particularly in the consideration and approval of agreements involving substantial public resources.
He maintained that while no one should be condemned without evidence, Parliament must uphold the law and ensure accountability whenever wrongdoing is established.
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