Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is certain that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is not committed to the fight against corruption.
According to the Ranking Member of Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, President Akufo-Addo’s rejection of a call by the Minority in Parliament to set up a probe into the purported acquisition of a chancellery for Ghana’s new mission in Oslo, the capital of Norway means the President cannot be relied on to expose matters of corruption in the country.
President Akufo-Addo has strongly rejected calls by the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament to launch an investigation into the purported acquisition of a chancellery for Ghana’s new mission in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
The President said the call for probe was an attempt by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to distract the government.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa said they will consider other options by requesting external support from the Norwegian Government to help in exposing the unknown buyer.
“Norwegian media says this transaction is so unethical and then our President is saying that there is no substance, just mere allegation. I know that if a probe is set up and the President investigates this matter, his government will be exposed and that is why he is avoiding that,” he asserted.
To him, it is clearly evidential that President Akufo-Addo is not committed to the fight against corruption; thus the government should not deliberately distort the substance of the allegation to mean that the Minority is accusing the government of paying $16.5 million to acquire a chancellery for Ghana’s new mission in Oslo.
“Nobody is saying government has paid all $16.5 million, but government has entered into a transaction and they were going to pay it before we caught them. We will meet on this matter today as a Minority and we will consider our options because we have seen clearly that the President cannot be relied on as an ally in the fight against corruption,” he stated.
He stressed that there are many unanswered questions regarding the acquisition of the chancellery.
He added that paragraph 419 of the document brought to Parliament for approval read that “government also opened a resident diplomatic nation in Oslo, Norway and two Consulates General in Port Louis in Mauritius and Guangzhou in China”.
He however wondered if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was misleading Parliament with the paragraph 419 as mentioned; quizzing, “so all the documents they brought to Parliament means what, just to play with Parliament? And it means they didn’t come for approval or what?”
“If we didn’t detect this, we would have given them the stamp of approval and they would have gone ahead to pay and engage in this transaction. Secondly, the documents they brought to Parliament for assessment show or mean that, we have done some expenditure. Ministry of Finance says that Ghc15.3 million has been released, and where is that release? If they claim the money is not in Norway then where is the money?”
No Payment Made
The Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has insisted that no payment has been made for a Chancery and place of residence for Ghana’s Ambassador to Norway.
Answering a question on the issue at President Akufo-Addo's end-of-year encounter with the media, Madam Botchway said the minority is just trying to deceive Ghanaians because the processes needed to be taken before approval of money for the purchase of the Chancery have not yet been done; as a result the allegation is neither here nor there.
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Some NDC elements who came from nowhere but from University students mock political scene, seem to regard politics as the last resort to their existence and so irrationally and inexpediently do they react in real politics. These guys have been described by the Founder of their Party as babies with sharp teeth, but not without cause. No wonder they have no respect for a Lady. Indeed, it is really annoying and minds boggling when the opposition party, solely picks on issues and seeks to stoke falsehood to make political gains. It seems the babies with sharp teeth feel more comfortable to be doing exactly what they were spotted best doing whilst engaged in Legon- students politics, speaking Queens Language without content and recourse to policy guidelines. Just much ado about nothing except being blatant mischievous.
Yes its true. Like corrupt people like you should have been in jail long time.
I don't blame you i blame Gloria Akufo's incompetence people like you should have been jail by now.
ABLAWAH HAS LIE THROUGH OUT HIS POLITICAL LIFE.YOU LIED TO GET APPOINTMENT AT ATTA MILLS GOVERNMENT AND JOHN MAHAMA'S GOVERNMENT AND EVEN LIED ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE.
Yes Okudzeto may be a "***barred word***". But let us look at the substance of the matter. All these politicians are gangsters and we have people supporting them. Let us be wise citizens.
A GHANAIAN VERSION OF GOOGLE READY TO BE RELEASED IS LITTERED WITH "OKUDZETO ABLAKWA" WHEN YOU TYPE CORRUPTION. THIS ***barred word*** FACE "BABY WITH SHARP TEETH" IS LUCKY HE IS IN GHANA AND NOT IN ANY OF THE COUNTRIES WHERE ACCOUNTABILITY IS AT THE FOREFRONT AND NOT AT THE BACK BURNER. MY PRIVATE INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THIS RECKLESS / LOUD-MOUTH OWNS ABOUT 50 GAS STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS POLITICAL LOOTER HIDING AS AN MP TO AVOID PROSECUTION NEVER HAD A REAL JOB UNTIL HE DECIDED TO BE A FULL TIME POLITICIAN. OKUDZETO HAS AMASSED SO MUCH WEALTH HE CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR THEIR LOCATIONS! FAST FORWARD 2018, THIS PROFESSIONAL LOOTER IS NOW A SELF- DECLARED ANTI-CORRUPTION APOSTLE AND IT'S NO WONDER WE ARE LOSING THE WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION. I'M APPALLED BY THE SLOWNESS AND FEET-DRAGGING APPROACH BY NANA ADDO AND THE NPP TO FIGHTING THIS NATIONAL CANKER. WHAT A SHAME!!!
In fact I am confuse,this Okudzeto is talking too much. He has to call him to order. For now I dont believe any politician because what they say in Opposition is different from what the do when they in power. Okudzeto he shoulding talk. How much was he paying at 2009 when his driver took 25000 fro his car. You are just talking. Your boss Mahama was to build just 200 schools he was able to finished about only 30 As for school just the building, you dont need any raw materials he couldnt do it.
WE SHOULD ALL PRAY NOT TO GIVE BIRTH TO A BABY WITH SHARP TEETH AND BALD HEADED. THIS GUY THINKS HE CAN LIE AND SUCCEED BUT GOD IS GIVING HIM LONG ROPE TO REPENT.
Your ndc colleagues who fraudulently took double salary for years are sitting next to you in parliament. They must be in jail now........
The Guy is right send him to court if you think ndc has stold money , nana nad bawumia on air you people will go to jail, two years down the line you guys are not able to even call one person to police station, but rather stelling stelling our money left and right, nana addo and bawumia lie their way to power now they are paying it