Owusu Bempah questions Ablakwa’s credibility in fighting corruption

Owusu Bempah questioned Ablakwa’s credibility in fighting corruption

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Deputy Communications Director Ernest Owusu Bempah has questioned the credibility of North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa when it comes to the fight against corruption.

Owusu Bempah revealed that Martin Amidu who was the Attorney General when Mr. Ablakwa was the Deputy Minister of Information during the Mills administration, he was ordered by Mr. Ablakwa over the phone to pay $1.3 to the petitioner in Debt isophoton judgment matter even though the case is still in court.

Isotofon is a Spanish company that claims its contract with the country was wrongly cancelled.

Reacting to the anti-corruption stance adopted by Mr. Ablakwa of late and his efforts to expose the issue of President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo’s travel, Mr. Owusu-Bempah questioned Mr. Ablakwa’s motives in his actions.

He told journalists in Accra on Wednesday, January 18, that if Okudzeto Ablakwa has the inclination to attack the credibility of the President, he should also come out to explain how he did it in the Ministry of Information.

“Okudzeto Ablakwa has no credibility when it comes to fighting corruption. When he was Deputy Minister of Information, Attorney General Martin said he called him with orders to pay Isofoton,” he said.

He added “Why is the Attorney General all coming out saying that if you pick up the phone and call them you have to pay Isofoton? What locus do they have? What credibility do they have?

“All the judgment debts that have come, do they know about government land? Government land across the country, 2009 to 2012 when he was Deputy Minister, what do they know about the payment of Judgment debt? He should come out to answer these questions.

Owusu Bempah further indicated that Mr. Ablakwa embarked on several trips out of Ghana’s shores at a time when the country was on high alert for drug trafficking and money laundering.

Without making a direct statement about the drug trade to Mr. Ablakwa, Owusu Bempah asked him to explain to Ghanaians what required the amount of travel he did as a Deputy Minister.

“Between 2009 and 2012 Ghana was classified as a red alert country in terms of money laundering when Ablakwa traveled like an Arab Sheikh, traveling by chartered aircraft. June 19, 2009 he left Ghana with KLM to Amsterdam, business class and returned to Ghana on the 24th with a first class flight , the same KLM. On October 21, 2009, he flew out of Ghana on a chartered flight and returned on October 23, 2009.

“We dare to leave. He left this country on November 6, 2009, he left this country business class and returned 24^Th November 2009. February 15^Th 2010 he hired a special plane and returned to Ghana on the 17th^Th February. March 7^Th 2010 he flew from Ghana and returned at 11^Th March 2010 by special flight.

May 26^Th 2010 and he left Ghana on a special flight and arrived on June 1^St 2010. As a Deputy, how can he begin this journey? On June 12^Th 2010, he left Ghana on a private private jet for England and arrived on June 14^Th. July 18^Th 2010 and he came 28^Th June, he left for London in a private jet chartered from Lagos.

“I gave him two weeks to come clean about it or we’ll be naked. If it’s not for malice or political gain, he needs to come clean.”

By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana

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