The Minority Caucus of Parliament has denied the authenticity of a memo indicating that its Deputy Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, had returned a GH¢70,000 gift allegedly given to her in connection with the recent vetting of ministerial and Supreme Court nominees.

In the said memo, addressed to the Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Patricia Appiagyei, the Member of Parliament for Asokwa, allegedly stated that she could not accept money whose source she did not know.

The memorandum, dated September 2, 2026, and copied to Minority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, allegedly said Appiagyei was returning the money as a matter of principle.

“It is with regret that I return the amount of seventy thousand cedis (GH¢70,000.00) allocated to me as an advance of money from the Majority Chief Whip of Parliament of Ghana. I am returning the money on the basis that, primarily, I do not know the source of the money being given to me,” she stated.

'I don't know the source' – Deputy Minority Leader returns GH¢70k 'gift' for Appointments Committee members

The alleged memo further explained that Appiagyei did not want to derive any financial benefit from a process involving the vetting of members of the governing side’s leadership.

According to the document, accepting the money could create the impression that she was benefiting financially from a process involving colleagues on the other side, specifically Mahama Ayariga and Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings, whose nominations were being considered.

However, information reaching GhanaWeb indicates that the Minority Caucus has vehemently denied any knowledge of the memo.

According to the caucus, the document is not authentic.

Copies of the memo, which have since gone viral on social media, reportedly contain fake stamps.



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