North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said the latest hue and cry over the salary of former COCOBOD CEO, Dr Stephen Opuni has confirmed his observation that government is witch-hunting him.
"I think I can now begin to point to some witch-hunt" he said on JOY FM's Saturday news analysis show Newsfile.
Revelations that the former CEO was on a gross salary of 75,000 ($18,750) has set tongues wagging with what vocal sections of the public consider excessive and immoral.
Some have expressed shock at a cash trapped cocoa marketing board is able to shell out the 4-digit figure every month. New CEO Hackman Owusu Agyeman has vowed to make drastic cuts in the renumeration package of senior management at the Board.
But for Okudzeto Ablakwa, this fresh attack on Dr. Opuni is another jigsaw which fits into his theory that the former government official is a target of state-sponsored harassment.
Cataloguing the basis of his complaint, Ablakwa observed that Dr. Opuni was the first of several CEOs of state-owned enterprises to be fired following a change in government.
"He was invited to the Flagstaff House, stayed there virtually the whole day. Then received his letter indicating that, that evening he should vacate post. He was not even given time to go to the office and pack out"
The North Tongu MP said the style of his dismissal attracted condemnation from a respected senior citizen K.B Asante.
Since his humiliating sacking, six days after a new government was inaugurated on January 7, Dr. Opuni is being hounded by state security apparatus, Okudzeto lamented.
Okudzeto Ablakwa said Dr.Opuni has not been told of his crimes or charges and yet "every day, he s facing one probe or the other. If he is not at the CID, he is at BNI, he is at EOCO".
Opuni is being investigated for fraud following reports linking him to shady deals and contracts. But the North Tongu MP stressed government if it believes Opuni has a case to answer, it must go according to legal procedure.
The NDC MP said discussions about the salary of Dr. Opuni has been skewed to crucify the former CEO.
"Did he fix his own alary? and what was his predecessor receiving? What has been the standard practice" he indicated a more balanced discussion on salaries.
Nonetheless, the North Tongu MP decried the publishing of the public officer's salary as unethical and morally wrong.
Okudzeto Ablakwa associated himself with comments made by former President John Agyekum Kufuor calling on Ghanaians not to be quick to pass judgement on the former CEO.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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Go way you. You and all your hierarchy top to bottom bunch of ***barred word***. CREATE LOOT AND SHARE PEOPLE. Where is the witch-hunting?
THIS GUY HAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED ME. I REST MY CASE.
It is only witches that are hunted. The good book says suffer the witch not to live. Doing just that Okudjeto-Ablakwa.
Eii NPP so so name calling instead of substance of the subject, always crucifying the messenger instead of the message
WHETHER A WITCH OR WHATEVER WE SHALL THEM, SO LONG AS THEY HAVE STOLEN STATE FUNDS, AND TO YOU ABLAKWA THE JUDGEMENT DEBT DEALS YOU WERE INVOLVED WOULD ALL BE INVESTIGATED AND WITCH HUNT YOU
CHECK THE SALARIES OF OTHER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS BANK OF GHANA 89.909 GH SNNIT 76.606 COCOBOD 75.102 GH ADB 68,707 NIB 65.606GH GRA 88.102GH BOST 62.000GH TOR 52.503 GCB 55.203.91GH
Please point of correction Hackman owusu Agyemang is not the Ceo of Cocobod He's the board chairman
Listen up politicians when you mess up the scanty money in national coffers you should be held accountable. Rawlings coup de tat was all about this. Ablakwa book wisdom & common sense aren't the same.
Every officer whether in the previous government or the current government who is found to have misappropriated state funds should be made to suffer for his/her actions.
A guy who never rented apartment in his entire life before, became deputy minister could able to open Gas station built expensive houses including here in U.S TEXAS now that he knew, the finger is pointed to him is running away from his shadow eebobbobba ebe duro woso