Manhyia South Member of Parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has defended the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) call for a public inquiry into the Aksa Energy bribery scandal.
He said a public inquiry could help expose and shame people who are found to have been involved in the alleged bribery scheme.
During his interview on Thursday, August 13, 2026, Baffour Awuah said the inquiry would serve more than just the purpose of finding and punishing those responsible.
According to him, it would also give people who have been linked to the case but are innocent the chance to clear their names.
“The public inquiry is not just to find culprits and also punish them. It’s also to give people who are perceived to be involved but are innocent the opportunity to clear their name and, more importantly, give us an idea of why some of these issues have been occurring or have been recurring over the years.”
Baffour Awuah also believes the inquiry could help prevent similar cases in the future. He said publicly exposing people found to have played a role in the alleged bribery would send a strong warning to others.
He stressed that public accountability was important to restore confidence in the investigation and help stop similar incidents from happening again.
His comments come after the conviction in the United States of former Goldman Sachs employee Asante Kwaku Berko for facilitating bribe payments to Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2016.
The payments were linked to an emergency power agreement between the Government of Ghana and a Turkish energy company.
Following Berko’s conviction, the NPP called for a public inquiry into the matter. The party says a wider investigation is needed to uncover the full details of the alleged bribery and identify everyone who may have been involved.
