A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Asamoah Gyamfi has called on President Akufo Addo to immediately sack the Managing Director of Oil Storage and Transport Company (BOST) if he refuses to resign over the controversial fuel saga.
According to him circumstances surrounding conducts of the MD before selling the said contaminated fuel shows he has gone contrary to the principles of Akufo Addo in fighting corruption and needs to be sacked.
BOST MD Alfred Obeng is under pressure to resign his position over an alleged corruption involved in the sale some 5 million litres of off-spec fuel by the company.
The MD has since refused to resign and also having the backing of the workers of the company.
The Ministry of Energy announced that it is setting up an 8-member investigative Committee to look into the issues of the release of 5 million litres of off-spec fuel from Depot of the BOST.
Speaking on Asempa Fm’s Kukurantumi on Saturday, Asamoah Gyamfi opined that failure of the president to reprimand Alfred Obeng will serve as a mockery of all the promises he gave Ghanaians during the 2016 general elections.
“If I were the president, I will ask the BOST MD to resign or I will sack him. He has gone contrary to the promises Akufo Addo made to save the public purse. We promised to put an end to sole sourcing but Alfred Obeng has done it so he must go. The president should not shield him or will be subject to mockery by the Ghanaian public” he added.
He urged communicators of the party and government not to shield or defend the BOST MD because doing that will mean they are not ready to fight corruption as they promised in opposition.
“I ask my party people not to speak for the MD because if we do that , it means we want to condone corruption in Government. We must guard against thing which could make our work difficult in 2020. We must show we have integrity and will protect it” he admonished party members.
He expressed worry about the manner in which the issue is being handled saying the under-fire BOST MD is being pampered because it is a matter which could the party a second term in office.
“The way the matter is being handled shows we want to hide something but we should not pamper him. We should treat the matter serious and not pamper MD Alfred Obeng.
Mr. Asamoah Gyamfi said sacking the MD will show president Akufo Addo is setting higher standards and good example for his appointees and Government.
He asked president Akufo addo and the party to be firm and guard against things which could cripple the party’s chances of winning the 2020 elections so Alfred Obeng should be used to set example of the fight against corruption.
Source: adomonline
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It is our parliament which is being mocked because an NDC MP who is a self confessed bribe taker is still in there. These NDC th.i.e.v.es are shamelless people. Tell Avedzi and co to resign first for taking bribe from lotteries. They are embarrassment to parliament.
Shame unto you adomfmonline and peacefmonline. Why did write that headline knowing very very that ***barred word*** calling himself Asamoah Gyamfi is not a leading member of npp and no longer a member of npp, so why did you write that, what's is your motive? Once again shame unto you people
Hahahahahah NPP ready to fight corruption my foot. For where? this is just the beginning of gargantuan corruption Ghanaians are yet to witness under Nana Addo's government. If this man is left of the hook without been investigate well then the hope of nana fighting corruption is lost completely. Haven't head of galamsey fight again. Could someone brief me what is going on?
Asamoah Gyamfi ceased to be an npp member when he associated himself with the ndc. Together with the ndc, they claimed Nana Addo can never be president. Therefore any advice that he gives should be taken with a pinch of salt. The president is a disciplined man well versed in the rule of law. Tell me, what offence has the bost md committed. He is restructuring the place, thus the old order of impunity and corruption is changing and the corrupt personnel and their beneficiaries are being swept along. That is the problem of the people who are calling for the head of the bost md. He is on course to changing the bad fortunes of bost by making the institution more profitable and efficient. This is the vision of the president and the npp. Change has come and Ghana will be well off.
what exactly has he done wrong that warrants a sack or you one of Sereboes friends. In case you dont know that Sereboe guy is the body body of Awuah Darko.
Why are u in a rush for someone to be sacked. The only explanation is that you have a interest in his position somehow. Don't also act that government decision must be guided by a very usele5s minority
The President will not sack him, go to hell
Masa lets all say de truth nd forget party politics what alfred obeng did totally currupt nd should be prosecuted,
At least we have some persons in NPP who is principled. You can't campaign on the wings of corruption and just six months into power show serious signs of corruption. What moral ground would you have to jail the so called corrupt officials of the past administration if you condone what is currently going on in your government. Abronye has also alleged some corruption going on in flagstaff house, right under the nose of nana addo, yet he has not done anything about it. It's time for Rawlings to tell Ghanaians whether nana addo is different from John Mahama. If an elderly person sits down quietly for children to misbehave, then he should not be annoyed when he is called irresponsible.
montie 3 , bus branding , babies with sharp teeth took ndc to opposition. npp just 6 months in power, you have really showed us words are cheap to politicians . delta force, bugri naabu and otiko , and now this. we ghanaians are watching you guys .am an accra and ndc but campaigned for change. all what these politicians know is to enrich themselves and stash big sum of money 2 years before next election . trust me all the money npp and ndc use for their election is our sweat money which is the taxes they collect . do you remember hotel the wa wa .. all politicians are evil and ***barred word*** ... its dates back to the ancient rulers who used israelites as slaves to enrich just a particular sector. todays modern way is politics, the bible words are accurate . generational curses will follow people who steal from the poor to enrich themselves . the same goes for the ordinary killer, arm robber ,***barred word*** , etc . onething these people have in mind is that, i will do it, do good and beg our jehovah god later. when u do evil in your right mind i mean voluntarily , you cant escape justice. god bless ghana