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May 12, 2025
Minority in Ghana’s parliament has defended its stands saying that, they are not jumping the gun by calling on President John Dramani Mahama to suspend Sammy Gyamfi for splashing dollar bills as a gift to Patricia Oduro, alias Nana Agradaa that has attracted public outcry.
According to the Minority the action of the acting Gold Board chair requires condemnation by every well-meaning Ghanaian and as the Minority their first action is condemnation.
President John Mahama has told the good people of Ghana a week ago that if you violate the code of conduct you are going to face sanction; by now, we should have seen a letter to that effect, the Minority stated at a press conference addressed by Dr Abdul Kabiru Tia Mahama, Member of Parliament for Walwale and flanked by his colleague Ralph Poku-Adusei.
“He should be dismissed and suspended pending further investigation, and we are reminding the president that this should be done and if not done the president has failed and God as a way of testing men and this is a classical example”.
When our voices are being heard the President would know the enormity of the case, clearly you do not need a lawyer to tell you he has violated some laws, he added.
He contends that Ghana has a law prohibiting circulation of foreign currency and he was seen splashing the currency, so an offense has been committed.
“Why is he holding himself as the acting Goldbod MD? The government should not wait for us to tell it what to do; they should do the needful; if you fault the law, you should face the consequences, and he cannot deny that he was not the one in the video and the money he was holding was not a dollar. These are the elements you look for when we talk of offenses.”.
He assured that the Minority would not take this issue lightly; “we would hold them to account” adding that if the President fail to heed to their call, the Minority will use parliament to get answers.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com