The National Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has called for the arrest and prosecution of former Minister of State at the Presidency, Rockson Bukari, over allegations of complicity in some illegal mining issues.
The former Upper East Regional Minister was heard on tape allegedly scheming to bribe a journalist to drop a story on a Chinese mining firm, Shaanxi Mining Company in the region.He had told the journalist – Starr FM’s Upper East Region correspondent Edward Adeti – the publication would affect the relationship between the Chinese managers and the traditional authorities, specifically the Tongorana.
The minister has resigned on principle in the heat of the moment and the president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has accepted same.
But the NDC communicator wants some action taken against the former minister.
Speaking on TV3’s New Day Tuesday, Sammy Gyamfi intimated the resignation of the minister does not mean anything.
“The resignation of the minister is totally meaningless and useless until it leads to his prosecution and punishment, and the prosecution of all other crooked members of the Akufo-Addo government who have been found to compromise our fight against galamsey”, he said.
“The mere resignation of Rockson Bukari is no sufficient remedy for his offense, what we want to see is an immediate arrest and prosecution of Rockson Bukari and his punishment”, he reiterated.
Sammy Gyamfi questioned why the Chairman of the Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Charles Bissue, who was recently caught on tape, engaging in purported acts of bribery and corruption, is still at post as a public officer while Rockson Bukari resigns.
He stressed that the law is not respecter of persons and ought not be selective in applying it to public officers.
Source: 3news.com
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This stuppiiid so called lawyer is dumb head.Dyifa Attivor resigned because of her corrupt deeds but all these idiIots kept mute.now they have the smelly mouth to chant war songs against Rockson Bukari. THIS SAMMY GYAMFI IS ***barred word*** HOOLLLLE.
Yes the resignation letter is just as ***barred word*** as Sammy Gyamfi.
Let them destroy ndc and Ghana shall live on ! Asiedu Nketiah, Hannah Bissiw, Sammy Gyamfi, John mahama his wife and family have planned to destroy the ndc because of the founder JJ Rawlings who they think should help them get power at all cost whether they are thi*eves, corrupt or whatever Ghanaians say JJ should be part of their cartel to ste*al and collapse Ghana else they will destroy the ndc by electing people they know can't convince Ghanaians with their nkurasesem and nkurase akeka ,if not how on earth could you choose somebody like this boy who is not bringing any gain to you but driving people away to be your communication director? Solomon Nkansah never reached the st*upidity of this boy when his party was humiliated by Ghanaians how much more this thing who opens his mouth and the whole country goes cra*zy ! ndc are their own enemies look at what is happening in Kumasi? they are such a group of people who don't listen and are not repentant but full of themselves and that will lead them to their own destruction!
When Elvis Afriyie Ankrah was found to have embezzled the Brazil world cup money, did he resign? Was he prosecuted? What did John Mahama do to him?
I BELIEVE THE NDC COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR, SAMMY GYAMFI, IS A LAWYER. IF INDEED HE IS, THEN WHAT STOPS HIM FROM TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND DRAG THE PRESIDENTIAL STAFFER, ROCKSON BUKARI, TO COURT. I CHALLENGE SAMMY GYAMFI TO TAKE THE MAN AND ALL THOSE HE BELIEVES ARE INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE TO COURT OR ***barred word*** FOREVER. OTHERWISE, I WILL SAY HE IS A COWARD AND IS ONLY PLAYING THE USUAL POLITICAL GAME. OR HE DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO JUST THAT? COME ON.....
You always speak as if your head is off. Tell me one person who resigned and Mahamah prosecute. Dzifa Ativor. Masa get away with your nansens.