North Tongu Member of Parliament, Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed fresh intercepts from his ongoing special parliamentary oversight on State Capture, indicating that the issue is far more severe and pervasive than initially believed.
He highlighted that these findings clarify why the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government has steadfastly refused to release the full list of public land sales, despite a protracted three-year effort by Parliament to secure this information.
Mr Ablakwa also noted that the NPP’s newly launched manifesto entirely omitted any plans to address State Capture or the unethical sale of state assets by cronies.
These new revelations are expected to exacerbate the credibility crisis facing the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration, which has consistently denied that public lands are being sold, insisting that they remain safe and intact.
Ablakwa then presented an initial list of notable names emerging from the latest findings concerning the sale of prime lands by President Akufo-Addo to his appointees and other politically exposed persons in the AU Village/La Wireless area.
- Kate Gyamfua (NPP Women’s Organiser) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 31st August, 2022;
- Ibrahim Mohammed Awal (Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture at the time of purchase) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 30th November, 2020;
- Dr. Ernest Yedu Addison (Governor, Bank of Ghana) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 31st August, 2022;
- Elsie Addo Awadzi (Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 27th August, 2020;
- Maxwell Opoku-Afari (Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 31st August, 2022;
- Joseph Boahen Aidoo (CEO, COCOBOD) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 30th October, 2020;
- Dr. Janet Ampadu Fofie (Chairperson, Presidential Emoluments Committee) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 29th June, 2022;
- Kwabena Mantey Jectey Nyarko (Board Member, Ghana Airport Company Limited) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 22nd October, 2022;
- Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah (Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 14th October, 2020;
- Anna Asare Oduro (Former NPP Women’s Organiser, Holland Chapter) — Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 25th February, 2021;
I shall continue to serialize the unconscionable and opaque land grab by the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government until they respond positively to the people’s legitimate demand for accountability by publishing the full and unredacted data on the sale and true status of public lands — after all, these lands belong to the Ghanaian people.
This is another reason why I am delighted that we are making progress on our Private Member’s Bill seeking to ban all politicians, politically exposed persons and other top public officials from buying state assets.
Watch out for Part 2.
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Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa
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