Human rights activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor is already in Parliament and is set to appear before the Appointments Committee following a summons over his recent bribery allegation against members of the committee.

Barker-Vormawor had alleged that committee members demanded money from ministerial nominees appointed by former President John Mahama before vetting and approving them.

The claim, which he made in a Facebook post on January 24, has drawn strong rebuttals from parliamentary officials.

In his post, he wrote, “So all the monies the ministerial appointees are being asked to pay to the Appointments Committee just to get approved, are those ones not affected by ORAL? Strange Republic.”

The Clerk of Parliament was directed to summon him for questioning.

Bernard Ahiafor, Chairman of the Appointments Committee, dismissed the allegations and instructed the committee clerk to invite Barker-Vormawor for a probe today.

"Our attention is drawn to the media statement by Oliver Barker-Vormawor to the effect that the Majority Members of the Committee have been demanding money before approving the nominees and the Chairman must submit himself to ORAL. Let me place on record that I am ever ready to submit myself to ORAL. The second aspect was to the effect that all the committee members are taking money from the nominees before vetting and approval," Ahiafor stated.

He further stressed that such allegations undermine the integrity of the committee and must not be entertained.

"We need to stop this attitude. So therefore, I, Bernard Ahiafor, First Deputy Speaker of Ghana's Parliament and Chairman of the Vetting Committee, want to place it on record that myself and the committee members do not demand money from any nominee before vetting and for approval."

Yesterday, Barker-Vormawor expressed readiness to respond to the summons, viewing it as a step towards democratic accountability. In a post on X, he stated, "This is how a Democracy improves.

I look forward to appearing before the Appointments Committee tomorrow. Thank You."