Patricia Appiagyei Denies Authorship of GH¢70,000 Vetting Memo, Calls Document Fake

Deputy Minority Leader and Asokwa Member of Parliament, Patricia Appiagyei, has denied authoring or authorising a memorandum circulating in the media alleging that she received and returned GH¢70,000 in connection with the vetting of ministerial and Supreme Court nominees.

In a statement dated September 4, 2026, Mrs. Appiagyei described the purported memorandum as fabricated 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 any money connected to the vetting exercise or her duties as a member of Parliament’s Appointments Committee.

“I did not receive any payment of GH¢70,000, or any other sum, from any person in connection with the vetting of ministerial or Supreme Court nominees.”

She added that since she did not receive the alleged payment, there was no occasion for her to return any money, as claimed in the document.

Mrs. Appiagyei said she was attending the funeral of a close friend when she was informed that the document was circulating in her name. She initially believed the issue would not attract significant attention but became concerned after it gained wider media coverage.

The MP further said she was seeking legal advice and reserved her rights to take action against anyone responsible for allegedly fabricating or knowingly circulating the document.

OSP investigates alleged GH¢70,000 payment

The controversy has also prompted the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to commence a preliminary investigation into the matter.

According to the OSP, the disputed memorandum purportedly alleged that GH¢70,000 had been provided to Mrs. Appiagyei as an advance from the Majority Chief Whip in connection with the Appointments Committee’s vetting of two ministerial nominees and three Supreme Court nominees.

The OSP said the allegations warranted investigation because of the constitutional importance of Parliament’s Appointments Committee and the need to safeguard the integrity of the vetting process.

The office has consequently invited Mrs. Appiagyei to assist with the preliminary investigation, which will examine the authenticity of the document, the alleged source of the money and the purpose for which it was supposedly provided.

The Second Deputy Minority Whip, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has also rejected the allegations, describing them as having “no truth whatsoever” and urging the public to disregard the purported memorandum.

The development follows earlier reports that treated the September 2 document as genuine and claimed that Mrs. Appiagyei had rejected the alleged payment because of concerns about its source and receiving financial benefits linked to the vetting process.

Mrs. Appiagyei, however, has completely repudiated that account, insisting that she neither authored nor authorised the document.

The matter remains under preliminary investigation by the OSP. The GH¢70,000 payment allegation remains unproven, pending the outcome of the investigation.