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Controversial Private Legal Practitioner, Maurice Ampaw says the vice-presidential candidate of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not fit to comment on NPP lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong’s recent outburst after cited for contempt.

According to Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Kennedy Agyapong’s verbal abuse at a High Court Judge can be compared to the infamous 'Montie Three' case – hence, calling for a similar punishment for the lawmaker by the law.

“If you are going to talk about name and shame, it should be consistent. If you are going to apply the laws, it should be consistent, so if another person does the same and just comes to apologise, so the end of the story. That is corruption and I want to see that also highlighted because we are not allowing us to abide by the rules of telling the truth”.

“Your Lordship, that Mr. Agyapong’s conduct is graver in scope and impact than the infamous ‘Montie Three’. This is because of the influence he wields and the coverage of the channel on which he made these dangerous comments compared to the ‘Montie Three’ in these respects,” she said during an interaction with members of the Ghana Integrity Initiative.

But Maurice Ampaw in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show Ghana Montie tagged Prof Opoku-Agyemang as a hypocrite.

He argued that Kennedy’s case and the 'Montie Three' case are not the same.

“There is a difference between Kennedy Agyapong’s behaviour and that of the Montie Three. Prof is a hypocrite and doesn’t have the moral right to comment on this case. I can’t describe her hypocrisy. She is the last person I’m expecting to comment on this case. The Montie Three guys committed a crime. Threats of death and attempt to rape are criminal matters”.

“Jane and Mahama should have warned them but she led a campaign for them to be freed. She signed the petition to have them freed. Because she wants power now she is condemning Kennedy Agyapong,” he told host Kwesi Aboagye.