Aspiring National Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Brogya Genfi has accused the media in the country of covering up corrupt practices in Akufo-Addo’s government.
According to him, media platforms are being used to do the bidding of the current government, making it difficult to expose and fight corruption happening in Akufo-Addo’s administration.
Brogya Genfi's assertion is based on Monday, August 27, 2018 edition of the state-owned Daily Graphic newspaper publication which stated that the Accra High Court has quashed CHRAJ findings on $2.5 billion bonds.
Daily Graphic published that the High Court has annulled certain findings by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) that government breached financial laws in the issuance of the US$2.25 billion bonds in 2017.
In its judgment, the court, presided over by Mrs Justice Georgina Mensah-Datse, held that CHRAJ had no jurisdiction to make those findings and also that it failed to give the government a hearing before coming up with those findings.
But Brogya Genfi reacting to Daily Graphic publication on the issue said it is disheartening to see state-owned newspaper being used to do the bidding of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and the government to twist the ruling of the High Court.
“The Media is not helping at all to fight corruption in Akufo Addo’s government. It is surprising and disheartening that state-owned newspapers like Daily Graphic is being used to do the bidding of Ken Ofori-Atta . . . EC boss, Charlotte Osei lost her job for breaching procurement law but the Finance Minister is still at post for breaching financial law because he is a relative of the President,” he bemoaned.
He stressed that the High Court did not quash the findings of the Commission on Human and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on the $2.25 billion bonds but rather, the court quashed CHRAJ’s decision that the Finance Minister ought to have declared all his assets.
He however revealed that the issue of $2.25 bonds has been taken to the Supreme Court for redress; thus, it cannot be true that the findings of CHRAJ regarding the bonds have been quashed by the High Court.
On April 25, 2017, a member of the NDC, Mr. Yaw Brogya Genfi, petitioned CHRAJ to investigate the bond transaction, alleging conflict of interest in its issuance against the Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta.
CHRAJ Findings
CHRAJ, in its decision on December 22, 2017, stated that Mr. Genfi failed to substantiate his allegation, therefore clearing Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta of conflict of interest in the issuance of the bonds.
The Commission, however, said the government breached Section 56 of the Public Finanial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) by failing to seek parliamentary approval before issuing the bonds.
Another finding was that the Finance Minister failed to disclose all his assets, as required by Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution.
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Look at the face as if the mother is pregnant after him. Fullllllllish.
The NDC and its members talk about justice, yet when a court rules on an issue, they still come back to dispute it; especially when it goes against them. This bond issue has been a complete waste of time and money. Ablakwa travelled to US on the same issue but NOTHING has come of it. Meanwhile, his constituents are still drinking mud water in the Volta region. NDC is such a disaster!
NDC communicators are frustrated
Ghana will collapse on the head of Fake Npp media and Greedy pastors who always try to hide behind their profession and do politics. When the Government scores an obvious OWN GOAL you get pastors and media persons to say it is a clean goal. Very soon such political journalist and pastors will sink the Government .GOD speak for us the majority who have been neglected.
There is a story on Ghanaweb with the heading; Meet the 38 year old Ghanaian who built a $1 billion dollar oil company. My take although it is unrelated to this story. The young man has done well for himself. However I would like to see a 30 something year old Ghanaian who built a $10 billion dollar vertically integrated agricultural company. Why, because with the population of Africa projected to reach bout 2 billion people in 30-40 years or less, with very much improved consumption capacity as a result of increasing economic development, my money is on agriculture, as opposed to the finite resource, oil. Do not be deceived, do not allow yourselves to be hoodwinked. With 60% of the world's arable land, largely untapped and uncultivated, the market is non-go agricultural produce for the world at a premium. The lights just went blink, in the heads of Nigerian youth inspite of their huge oil and gas reserves and they are moving speedily in that direction. Good on Kevin Okyere though, the young man behind the $1 billion dollar oil company.
Media CAN>NOT concoct corruption stories and damage their credibility. During NDC time CORRUPTION was REAL!
What do use ur Radio Gold and Muntie FM for? Don't come and annoy us. U think the media exist to do ur bidding? Get a life
Even when the law court has made a declaration they still will not accept defeat. Bad losers. Well if you don't appreciate the ruling of the court,let me make it easier for you. The court says, that CHRAJ decision on the breach of Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), does not exist. If you think otherwise, head to the appeals court. Don't turn your frustrations on the media. Someone like you gets a place in the media space to air your views and yet you come and tell us that the media is covering up what? So what do you and your NDC goons use the media space to do? Don't waste our ears.