General Secretary for the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia is accusing President Akufo Addo of ‘turning himself into a judge’ by clearing his appointees of wrongdoings.
According to the maverick chief scribe of the largest opposition party, the president has failed in the fight against corruption contrary to his numerous campaign pro0mises of dealing decisively with reported cases of corruption.
Asiedu Nketia was reacting to recent recent media reports that the Trade and Industry Ministry demanded an amount of $100,000 from corporate entities seeking direct audience with the president at an awards event organised in Accra.
Following the report, President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cleared the Trades Minister of any wrongdoing in what has become the cash for a presidential seat scandal.
The president said the information available to him on the $100,000 reserved-seat scandal does not support the claim of wrongdoing.
But Johnson Asiedu Nketia disagrees with the president’s position saying, “the president is covering up corruption.”
“President Akufo Addo has turned himself into the law and exonerating corrupt officials of wrongdoings,” he said.
“Knowing how the president has touted himself as incorruptible, I was personally expecting him to have set up an independent body or even CHRAJ to investigate these corrupt allegations…but he has decided to take the law into his own hands,” Asiedu Nketia added.
Source: Daily Heritage
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Name: NDC MPS TRICKED OR FOOOOLEED AGAIN IT LOOKS LIKE NPP IS FOOOOLING NDC MPS AT PARLIAMENT. BE SMART NDC AND STOP JUMPING FROM RUMOUR TO RUMOUR. IN THE CASE OF CORRUPTION LEVELLED AGAINST AGYARKO IT WAS HARD TO FOLLOW THE ARGUMENTS AND ACTIONS OF NDC MPS WHO CONTRADICTED THEMSELVES AND IMPLICATED THEIR OWN MEMBERS IN THE ALLEGED CORRUPTION. AT THE END THERE WERE NO PROOF OF CORRUPTION. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE GAVE FALSE ALARM AND NDC MPS QUICKLY GOT TRAPPED INTO IT. IN THE CASE OF ALAN AND TRADE MINISTRY, SOMEBODY AGAIN GAVE A HINT OF EXPATRIATE CHARGED TO SIT BY THE PRESIDENT. AS IT STANDS NOW, NO SINGLE EXPATRIATE HAS AFFIRMED BEING CHARGED TO SIT BY THE PRESIDENT. AGAIN NDC MPS CANNOT PROVE ANY ALLEGATION MADE. THE TREND SEEMS TO PORTRAY NDC MPS INCREDIBLE AND UNTRUTHFUL, RUSHING TO DRAW CONCLUSION ON ANY RUMOUR THEY LAY HANDS OF. SO WHAT PROMPTED NDC TO COME OUT WITH THE CLAIM OF EXTORTION? THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROGRAM, VICTOR GBEHO WHO IS MORE NDC THAN ANY OF THE MPS IN QUESTION, CONSIDERED THE CLAIMS OF NDC MPS LIES. IT APPEARS THE IDEA TO LEVY THE EXPATRIATES WHO WOULD SIT BY THE PRESIDENT WAS PROPOSED DURING THE PLANNING OF THE PROGRAMME BUT IT WAS NOT ADOPTED. AT EVERY OPEN MEETING IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO COME OUT WITH WILD IDEAS, HOWEVER IN EXECUTION OF PROGRAMS IT IS ONLY ADOPTED DECISIONS WHICH BECOME IMPLEMENTED. IT IS NONSENSICALLLLL FOR NDC MPS TO ACCUSE GOVERNMENT AND MINISTRIES OF IDEAS WHICH MIGHT BE SUGGESTED BUT NOT IMPLEMENTED. PLEASE NDC TAKE TIME, DONT RUSH, FOR IT LOOKS LIKE NPP IS SMARTER THAN YOU.
ASIEDU THE ONUS OF PROOF IS ON THE ACCUSER. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROOF OF CORRUPTION YOU SHOULD GO TO CHRAG. WHY DO YOU ASK THE PRESIDENT TO GO TO CHRAG WHEN THERE IS NO CASE. DO YOU EXPECT THE PRESIDENT TO CONCOCT A WRONG DOING WHERE THERE IN NONE. EBEI, GY M I . HE HAS SERIOUS BUSINESS TO DO FOR GHANA. STOP THE DETRACTION. NDC MPS MUST BECOME SMART AND SERIOUS.
There is a saying " No one can teach what he or she does'nt know . I should think this matter bounced in bearly some few days ago . Does this MP knew of it? 'If you want people to take notice of your opinion please go and write it in the Bible ; You are still campaigning after loosing this election .By the time the 8years end to start another élections , you have worn out already , and people would be fed up of you . YOUR LIFE STYLE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT YOU ARE THINKING OF .
Talk is always said to be cheap. Nana Addo's mantra of fighting corruption when he come to power was just a mere mouth talk. Now here you rather defending your corrupt ministers. Nana is gradually disappointing Ghanaians
Blame nana addo...he is just too weak.IGP is garbage and kan dapaah is just a waste...as for the attorney general she is a disappointment!!!
It was a failed conspiracy by the NDC. I want to believe that it was their normal practice during their time of administration. They expected it to continue since the technocrats and nation wreckers are still at post. I want to suggest to the new administrative heads to be very careful and extra vigilant for more of such issues may pop up.
That is the 'honorable' thing to do. Do you want me to believe that there is nothing good in you aside from politics. You know you cant stay with your wife in Kanada because, there is no place in Kanada for your politics. That is why you cant join her.
Asiedu nketia di33 w'gyimioo...kwassia man,you are talking about corruption? Who is more corrupt than you...kwassia man !!!
Nana addo can't fight any corruption in his go the is just covering up.Ghanaians you see,this man was making alot of noise when in opposition...you see he can't do anything? JM 2020 insha Allah !!!
Four years is just at the corner,the president shouldn't fight corruption and be complacent.free shs is not enough,one district one factory wouldn't be enough,we want corrupt leaders jailed.nana addo,I voted for you because of that...if you don't fight it get ready to go home 2020