The Minority in Parliament has slammed President Akufo -Addo for bastardizing the work of the Parliament ad hoc committee investigating the alleged exhortion of monies from expatriates businessmen, following his description of the allegation as one of the flimsiest corruption claim made against his appointees.
The President Akufo-Addo in an encounter with the media on Wednesday said the allegations of extortion leveled against the Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyeremanten are flimsy and irresponsible.
“In fact, I think that the position that I have taken potentially…could lend me into a lot of problems which is to say that any allegation that is made against any appointee of mine will be investigated.
“And that opens you up for having to investigate even the flimsiest and irresponsible allegations that are made. …like for instance what is going on in parliament now,” he said.
But Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa criticized the President’s comments that was aimed at dismissing the ongoing bi-partisan investigation into the matter which has gained national interest.
He said the President Akufo Addo has put the outcome of the investigations into jeopardy.
“It is prejudicial and sub judice, we don’t do that. The whole process has been undermined, he’s just bastardized the Special Committee’s work and the President should have restrained himself. Clearly the President’s conduct cannot be justified in law and not in good governance and in any serious democratic dispensation. It’s a no, no, no. Nobody should attempt to defend it, it’s really a sad day for our democracy,” Okudzeto Ablakwa told Starr News.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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Fffóoooling is your hobby....incompetence is your surname.
Infact, the minority in parliament is just non existent. A question was posed to the president and he responded explaining what he has done behind the scenes to ensure the matter will be looked into and now the minority have an issue. God save Ghana. The journalist asking the question in the first place should have known the matter is being investigated. The minority knows they have no case, hence all these noise. They should give us one issue raised by Ablakwa which has led to his alleged perpetrators convicted. The guy is a pathological liar and very treacherous and Ghanaians should be weary of him. When Amidu starts work all will come to bare.