Audio Attachment:Listen to Fred Agbenyo on Peace FM's 'kokrkoo' programme. |
Deputy Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Fred Agbenyo is pleading with President Nana Akufo-Addo to grant Presidential pardon to Mr. Abuga Pele.
An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Afia Asare-Botwe sentenced Abuga Pele, a former National Coordinator of the defunct Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) to 6 years imprisonment after he was found guilty of causing financial loss to the state.
He was sentenced together with a representative of the Goodwill International Group (GIG), Philip Akpeena Assibit who was also implicated in the GYEEDA scandal.
Mr. Assibit will be serving a 12-year jail term.
Speaking on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo", Fred Agbenyo told host Kwami Sefa Kayi that his party respects the court verdict.
In contrast with views of NDC Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Nii Lante Vanderpuye that the NDC when it assumes power in the year 2020 will ensure the release of Abuga Pele, Fred Agbenyo stated emphatically that the NDC has due regard for the rule of law, hence will not do anything contrary to the country's constitution.
He however intimated that the constitution makes provision for a President of the Republic to exercise prerogative of mercy and therefore grant pardon to prisoners.
He hoped "if in the wisdom of the current President, when he looks at the circumstances" and conduct of Mr. Abuga Pele and says "‘Okay, I’m granting pardon’; I think we will all be happy and our joy would be complete”.
“Almost every President in the fourth Republic has had the cause to even grant pardon to prisoners before. Under Jerry John Rawlings, he granted some pardons. Under President Kufour, the same thing, Professor Mills, President Mahama...” he added.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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And who wants your joy to know no bounds?
NDC are you alright , are you alright are you alright fred Agbeyo are sure you are alright
NDC is unbelievable. What a collection of c.r.o.o.k.s. So does this statement by Agbenyo mean the entire case was just pretence? You charged them because you wanted to show Ghanaians you were in support of Manasseh's investigative work, but planned to pardon them after you won the 2016 election. Unfortunately your comfortable lead turned out to be zero, so now you want Nana Addo to pardon them. Did they connive to steal money or not? Or is it that you endorse that kind of wealth (rhetorical question, anyway)?
do you think Nana Addo is as weaaak as Mahama? that man, Mahama is as weak as a rottten tomatoee. he sucumbed to pressure to release the rascallls, charlatttans, rowdyyy, uselessss montie 3
if akuffo addo pardons him he himself will replace abuga pele in jail. it means he supports corruption and his claim of fighting corruption is just a hoax
why do you think Amidu was appointed to pardon criminals? wadwen ny3 adwuma
NDC is known for pardoning criminals in their camp. The latest being the montie 3. Ei, Ghanafo, if you want to RID corruption, NEVER vote NDC back to power!
Nkwase~sem in the highest order. The fowl ***barred word*** stole from only one Ghanaian. Abega Pele stole from all Ghanaians.
Why pardon a convicted ***barred word***? You want to make mockery of our laws and encourage more ***barred word*** of state funds. No way: Abuga should rot in jail.
Massa; why should Nana Addo in his correct mind pardon such an NDC northner thiff backed by these ewes criminals ; this EWE /ayigbe thiff Fred Agbenyo is a disgrace and should understand that we need to collect all stolen monies for development including our free education project ; the day Nana Addo pardons these criminals will be the end of Nana and his government ; all criminal politicians should jailed NOW !!!!!