News:
February 20, 2012
The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akomea has condemned the arrest of the former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports under the erstwhile Kufour Administration Osei Bonsu Amoah.
Hon. O. B Amoah who is to be charged for corruption and willfully causing financial loss to the state, was picked up from his Parakuo Estates residence near Dome late Sunday night by about four armed policemen and driven to the Police Headquarters.
The former Deputy Minister under the erstwhile Kofour Administration per documents available on the construction of the stadia for the CAN 2008 tournament is on record to have authorized Waterville to move to the Accra Sports Stadium to begin construction works after it emerged that the Kufuor government had decided to give the Dutch company the contract to renovate the edifice ahead of the CAN 2008 tournament.
Speaking on Peace FM on Monday, February 20, 2012, Hon. Nana Akomea who sounded very shocked over the turn of events wondered based on which issue and findings Mr Amoah had been arrested.
He stated that the arrest of Mr Amoah believed to be linked to the Woyome scandal cannot not be right as he (O.B Amoah) has no questions to answer concerning this infamous scandal that has impugn the ruling NDC government’s commitment to the fight against corruption.
Hon. Nana Akomea noted that even if O.B Amoah has been arrested in relation to the payment of monies to Waterville for the construction of Stadia that would also be wrong as the Public Account Committee of Parliament is yet to sit on the Auditor-General’s report which contains that issue.
He said the opposition NPP will use all the legal arsenals at its disposal to ensure that O.B Amoah is discharged immediately from the grips of the police.
Kwadwo Anim/ghanamps.gov.gh