Member of Parliament for Bantama and Minister for Works and Housing, Asenso-Boakye, has refuted allegations of accepting bribes from business individuals seeking meetings with President Akufo-Addo.
The accusations were made by Kennedy Agyapong before the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries, claiming that Asenso-Boakye demanded $20,000 from a businessman for access to the President.
In response, Asenso-Boakye dismissed the allegations as baseless during an interview on Accra-based Starr FM.
“Anytime that someone mentions this because it is a fabrication and a deliberate attempt to soil my hard-won reputation, they use somebody outside the country. I hear some Indians; let them come. Recently, some white guy from nowhere who can’t be traced…I’ve not done that,” he said.
He expressed shock over the accusations, pointing out that, during his tenure as Deputy Chief of Staff, his responsibilities at the Jubilee House did not involve scheduling meetings for business people with the President.
Asenso Boakye challenged the credibility of the claims against him, emphasizing that they lack merit.