The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has declared that a new administration under President John Dramani Mahama will investigate and prosecute individuals involved in the alleged “Agyapadie” document.
The document, which President Akufo-Addo has referred to as a fabricated document by his opponents, is said to be a blueprint by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to capture state assets.
But speaking to journalists on Wednesday, August 7, during “The Moment of Truth,” Sammy Gyamfi said the new NDC government will prosecute all corrupt officials under the NPP government.
He assured Ghanaians that the next NDC government will retrieve stolen funds, stressing that individuals found culpable will be dealt with under the law.
“Fellow countrymen and women, you can be rest assured, that under the next NDC/Mahama government these sleazy, illegal and inflated sole-sourced contracts will be investigated and the “agyapadie” thieves prosecuted. More importantly, stolen funds will be retrieved for the state for development and all those found culpable shall be dealt with in accordance with law. This same level of accountability will be extended to members of a future NDC government, no matter whose ox is gored.”
He touted former President John Dramani Mahama as a leader who dealt with corruption when he was in office.
He cited how the GYEEDA, bus branding, and National Service scandals were dealt with as examples.
“My brothers and sisters, John Mahama is the man with the proven track record and political will to fight corruption. As President, he demonstrated this commitment when under very difficult circumstances, he allowed unimpeded investigations into the GYEEDA scandal, leading eventually to the conviction of an appointee of his own government and the retrieval of about GHS50 million for the State.
“As President, he ensured the investigation and retrieval of funds involved in the bus branding scandal, as well as investigations and prosecution of culprits involved in the National Service scandal, among others. So high was the standard of accountability under the erstwhile NDC/Mahama government, that a Deputy Minister who simply expressed a mere wish to make $1 million was sacked.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
