Parliament's AKSA Review Finds No Evidence MPs Took $46,000, Says Bagbin

An internal inquiry by Parliament has found no evidence that any Member of Parliament or Parliamentary Service officer received roughly $46,000 allegedly paid to secure approval of the 2015 AKSA Emergency Power Agreement, Speaker Alban Bagbin has said.

Mr Bagbin also warned that the outcome should not be read as proof that no money changed hands, or as clearing anyone who may have been paid, as first reported by Citi News.

The allegations surfaced in August 2026 during proceedings in the United States involving Asante Kwaku Berko, a former Goldman Sachs executive. The case concerns alleged bribery and corruption connected with the development and financing of a power generation project in Ghana by AKSA, a Turkish energy company.

It has been alleged that about $46,000 went to people associated with Parliament to help get the agreement approved.

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Mr Bagbin ordered the administrative review in his role as Speaker and as Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Board. Its purpose was to use Parliament's own records to establish how the agreement was considered and passed, identify who took part, and determine what material held by Parliament could help any investigation.

According to the Speaker, the review team studied the Votes and Proceedings, official reports, committee records, the report of the Committee on Mines and Energy, and the resolution by which the House approved the deal. The team also interviewed some current and former Parliamentary Service staff, as well as a former chairperson of the Mines and Energy Committee.

Mr Bagbin said none of the documents or interviews produced evidence that an MP or Parliamentary Service officer received the alleged payments in connection with the approval.

He pointed to clear limits on what the exercise could achieve. The review, he explained, could not summon witnesses, take sworn evidence or force anyone to hand over documents. It also had no access to bank records, financial transactions or communications kept outside Parliament.

The Speaker stressed that the inquiry was not a criminal investigation and was unable to decide whether any individual was guilty or innocent. He said only competent law enforcement agencies were in a position to examine outside financial dealings and other evidence relevant to the claims.

He has directed that the report, together with its supporting documents, be formally sent to the Office of the Special Prosecutor and any other relevant investigative body for further action.

The review also set out the timeline of the agreement's passage through Parliament. The deal was laid before the House on 23 June 2015 and referred to the Committee on Mines and Energy. The committee submitted its report on 16 July 2015, and the House debated and approved the agreement the following day, 17 July 2015.