The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vowed to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in the alleged “Agyapadie” document, which purports to reveal a grand scheme by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to annex state assets.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed the document as fabricated by his opponents to undermine his political career.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, August 7 during “The Moment of Truth,” Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the NDC, emphasised that illegal and sole-sourced contracts will also be investigated.
Gyamfi pledged that the next NDC government will retrieve stolen funds, stressing that individuals found culpable will be dealt with under the law.
“Fellow countrymen and women, you can be rest assured, that under the next NDC/Mahama government these sleazy, illegal and inflated sole-sourced contracts will be investigated and the “agyapadie” thieves prosecuted. More importantly, stolen funds will be retrieved for the state for development and all those found culpable shall be dealt with in accordance with law. This same level of accountability will be extended to members of a future NDC government, no matter whose ox is gored.”
Sammy Gyamfi said the NDC’s flagbearer John Mahama has a track record of fighting corruption, citing the various investigations and prosecutions of scandals, including GYEEDA, bus branding, and National Service, which occurred under his administration.
“My brothers and sisters, John Mahama is the man with the proven track record and political will to fight corruption. As President, he demonstrated this commitment when under very difficult circumstances, he allowed unimpeded investigations into the GYEEDA scandal, leading eventually to the conviction of an appointee of his own government and the retrieval of about GHS50 million for the State.
“As President, he ensured the investigation and retrieval of funds involved in the bus branding scandal, as well as investigations and prosecution of culprits involved in the National Service scandal, among others. So high was the standard of accountability under the erstwhile NDC/Mahama government, that a Deputy Minister who simply expressed a mere wish to make $1 million was sacked.”
