The former President John Dramani Mahama and Presidential Candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has warned the Nana Addo led New Patriotic Party (NPP) to return the state money spent on the corrupt Agyapa Royalties deal else they will suffer for it.
In a statement issued by the Campaign Spokesperson for former President John Mahama, James Agyenim-Boateng indicated that the next NDC government would implement to retrieve the country’s money from those behind that Agyapa Royalties deal if they fail to return that money for Ghanaians.
According to him, the next NDC government would implement the recommendations of the Special Prosecutor on the stinking controversial Agyapa Royalties deal, when Mr. Mahama is elected in the December 7, 2020 presidential election.
Former President John Mahama said the only thing that will save those who have been found culpable in the corruption risk assessment report by the Special Prosecutor, Mr. Martin Alamissi Amidu is for them to return the money before the NDC is sworn into office on January 7, 2021.
Mr. Mahama made this known last Saturday when he addressed NDC supporters at Bosomkyekye in the Mampong constituency as part of his campaign tour of the Ashanti Region.
He opined that “despite promising not to run a government of family and friends, President Akufo- Addo has packed his government with members of his family and friends, hence the unprecedented level of corruption in the Akufo-Addo government”.
“…they are trying to offload Ghana’s mining royalties through a shady deal called Agyapa and when we complained, they decided to hold on. But now what we are being told is that, the President has directed that the deal be taken back to parliament and I know they will not succeed”, he challenged.
“….because the NDC is going to win this election and immediately after the victory, those people who have looted money from Agyapa should quickly return our money. Otherwise, we will work with the recommendations of the special prosecutor”, he warned.
Mr Mahama reiterated the People’s Manifesto promise that the next NDC administration will institute concrete measures, including Operation Sting, to fight corruption.
He therefore entreated electorates to vote for him and the NDC parliamentary candidates in the December 7, 2020 general elections to enable him work hard to provide jobs, implement Free Primary Healthcare and state-sponsored National Apprenticeship Programme to empower the youth with employable skills.
For his part, the chief of Bosomkyekye, Nana Sarpong Ofori Gyimah II, commended former President John Mahama for his sterling performance during his tenure as president, and urged his people to vote for Mr Mahama on December 7, 2020 to enable him complete all the abandoned projects started by the NDC government before leaving office in January 2017.
Source: Nationatymes.com
