North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has denounced President Akufo-Addo‘s much-publicized investigations into the SML scandal as nothing more than a sham.
Ablakwa contends that recent events, particularly the alleged departure of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Commissioner-General, Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Adu Owusu-Amoah, with a regular passport instead of his official service passport, raises serious doubts about the authenticity of the ongoing probe.
“The Owusu-Amoahs’ first travel destination when they left Accra a week ago was São Tomé and Príncipe, and continuous tracking appears to paint a picture of a family in no hurry to return to Ghana, that is if they will ever return.
“In the January 2, 2024 press statement from the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia presidency signed by Mr. Eugene Arhin, Ghanaians were informed that ‘President Akufo-Addo has tasked KPMG to complete the assignment in two weeks, and submit appropriate recommendations to him.’
“The release additionally indicated that the ‘President has directed the Ministry of Finance and GRA to provide KPMG with whatever assistance they will require for conduct of the audit.’
“Now here we are, the GRA boss who is to be audited has been surreptitiously assisted to leave the country. It is also worth noting that KPMG has only about 6 days left to report to the President. Clearly, President Akufo-Addo’s much touted investigations into the SML scandal is nothing but a sham,” portions of a statement published on Facebook said.
The parliamentarian asserts that the use of a non-official passport implies that Owusu-Amoah’s journey may not be related to official duties, casting a shadow over the sincerity of the government’s investigation.
Ablakwa suggests that this departure is indicative of a deliberate attempt by the GRA boss to evade potential scapegoating by the government in the aftermath of the scandal’s exposure.
“Painstaking investigations further reveal that Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Adu Owusu-Amoah has told a few very close friends and allies that he will never return to Ghana, particularly after realizing that there’s an elaborate scheme to make him a scapegoat following Manasseh Azure Awuni’s brilliant SML exposé — even though according to Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Adu Owusu-Amoah, he only carried out the wishes of the same notorious looting cabal,” he added.
As the controversy surrounding the SML scandal unfolds, Ablakwa has accused the government of orchestrating a deceptive façade of accountability while allegedly allowing key figures involved in the saga to evade scrutiny. The North Tongu MP further questions the credibility of the investigative process and raises concerns about the government’s commitment to holding those implicated accountable.
“The NDC Caucus in Parliament shall be demanding an urgent inquiry into how Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Adu Owusu-Amoah fled Ghana; we shall seek to identify and sanction the conspirators who facilitated his disgraceful escape despite presidential assurances of an urgent high-stakes KPMG audit; we shall be committed to unraveling the subsequent silence, grand deception and attempted cover-up.
“Ghanaians must resolve to do all in our power to vote out this fantastically corrupt Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP regime in this year’s election. We must uproot this government of endless monumental embarrassments. We have really had enough!” he added.
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