Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has accused Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame of allegedly turning a blind eye to corruption within the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Sammy Gyamfi’s comments were made in response to the Attorney General’s recent advice regarding Prof Frimpong Boateng’s report on illegal mining activities in the country.
He asserted that the Attorney General has consistently shown a lack of interest in prosecuting government officials involved in corruption-related offenses. According to him, this pattern of inaction has eroded the NDC’s confidence in the Attorney General’s commitment to combating corruption and safeguarding the public’s interests.
“He has not done so because he is not interested in fighting corruption, neither is he interested in protecting the interest of the people, he sad.
“This latest advice from his office on Prof Frimpong Boateng’s damning report (on the involvement of government officials in illegal mining) is yet another attempt by the Attorney General to cover up clear acts of corruption by government officials and members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP),” he added.
The NDC spokesperson claimed that the Attorney General has failed to prosecute any government official affiliated with the NPP for acts of corruption, alleging that this inaction is due to a perceived disinterest in fighting corruption or protecting the public’s interests.
Sammy Gyamfi further argued that the Attorney General’s recent advice on Prof Frimpong Boateng’s report, which concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute individuals named in the report, was another attempt to cover up acts of corruption by government officials and NPP members.
The Attorney General’s advice recommended that the police discharge the individuals mentioned in the report, except for those who were still under investigation. However, Sammy Gyamfi disagreed with this assessment and claimed that there was ample evidence to support most of the claims contained in Prof Frimpong Boateng’s report.
One specific example mentioned by Sammy Gyamfi was the case of Donald Ntia, where Prof Boateng alleged that Ntia’s company engaged in illegal mining under the guise of prospecting. According to Gyamfi, the evidence supporting these allegations could be found in a documentary.
In light of these discrepancies in viewpoints, Sammy Gyamfi raised questions about what kind of evidence the Attorney General was seeking to be convinced of the need for further action.
