The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has replied to the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) press conference demanding for Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame’s resignation, dismissal, and prosecution.
The NDC has accused Mr. Dame of unprofessional conduct and fabrication of evidence in the ongoing trial of Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson in the ambulance saga.
The NDC asked President Akufo-Addo to, with immediate effect, dismiss the Attorney General and prosecute him, or a new NDC government will prosecute him should the President fail to do so.
The third accused in the ambulance case, Richard Jakpa, claimed in open court that Dame had approached him multiple times, seeking his assistance to implicate Dr. Ato Forson.
Although the Attorney General has denied the allegations, the NDC, addressing the press conference, demanded the immediate dismissal of Godfred Dame and his disbarment as a lawyer.
However, a private legal practitioner, Mr. Frank Davis, described the call by the NDC as unwarranted.
He served notice that Godfred Yeboah Dame would not resign as Attorney General but would continue to do his job.
The lawyer and Director of Legal for the NPP asserted that the videos and audio played at the NDC presser have been doctored.
He also revealed that at the time of the invitation extended to Attorney General, he (Dame) was unaware that the third accused person, Richard Jakpa, was going to be present at the Supreme Court judge’s residence.
He also disclosed that the judge, Justice Emmanuel Y. Kulendi, had sought to enquire whether there was room for a prebargain in the matter, and the AG, in his response, told the judge that he was not opposed, provided it was made in the proper form, and assured the third accused that he had nothing personally against any of the accused persons.
Mr. Davis went on to state that it was rather Dr. Ato Forson who went to the residence of Godfred Dame in the company of another senior MP, begging for his case to be dropped.
He questioned why the former deputy minister would go to the residence of the Attorney General to make this demand and later come out and accuse the Justice Minister of fabrication of evidence and persecution.
Mr. Frank Davis said the Attorney General successfully built a case against Ato Forson, and that was the reason why the Minority Leader was directed by the court to file his response.
“We are very clear in our minds that the call for the resignation of the Attorney General is misplaced and unwarranted, and this will not put any spokesmen in the prosecution of Ato Forson and his associates… The AG will not resign; he will continue to remain whitty, resolute, and focused in the delivery of his work, as he always has. The wheel of justice, as we say, grinds slowly, but eventually, it will grind to a halt.”
He maintained that the prosecution led by the AG called five witnesses to prove his case before the court, and despite the plea by the former deputy finance minister to have the case thrown out on grounds that the state had no case, the court ordered him to open his defence since the state had provided sufficient evidence to support their case.
He further claimed that former President John Dramani Mahama had requested that the state drop the case against the Minority Leader if they wanted the Minority caucus to support government business in parliament.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
