The arrest of former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, is “awkward” and “unimpressive,” the Minority in Parliament has said.
Ranking Member on the Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, opined that the arrest of the heart surgeon was a calculated attempt to cover up top government officials cited in the galamsey report.
He made the assertions while addressing journalists at a press conference.
“A few days ago, we heard the news of the arrest of Professor Frimpong-Boateng and we find the arrest awkward and unimpressive because rather than working with the professor to get to the roots of the problem, he is rather seen as a culprit and not an informant. This creates the impression that his arrest is meant to becloud the accusation of the government’s involvement in corrupt activities.”
In the report released by Professor Frimpong-Boateng, he asked the government to arrest individuals accused of engaging in or interfering with the fight against illegal mining.
The arrest, he believes, will demonstrate that the current Nana Addo-led administration is serious about combating galamsey.
“We believe that if the government seriously wants to demonstrate its seriousness in fighting galamsey, it must go beyond the arrest of Professor Frimpong-Boateng. It should go wider by ensuring the arrest of government appointees at the Jubilee House.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
