Despite his pledge “to do right to all manner of people without ill will or malice…” and to uphold rule of law, President Akufo-Addo, in less than two months in office has aggressively been shopping for “evidence” to nail family members and associates of immediate past President, Mr John Dramani Mahama.
Unrelenting in his determination to see to the disgrace of his predecessor whose administration he has been touting as the worse thing ever to happen to Ghana, the President, The aL-hAJJ’s ongoing investigations have uncovered, has tasked the various state intelligence agencies to conduct forensic investigations into business activities of some persons with links to the former first family.
Documents in the possession of this paper details how the Akufo-Addo government has profiled some appointees of the Mahama administration, members of his family and the ex-president’s supposed friends to be investigated by National Security, the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) and other security and intelligence agencies.
The aL-hAJJ last week reported how President Akufo-Addo and his advisers are plotting to terrorize and disgrace immediate past President, John Mahama; using state machinery to persecute persons linked to him and his family.
Since being sworn into office as President, close pal and financier of Nana Akufo-Addo’s campaign, who is also NPP MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has intensified his unproven allegations of Mr Ibrahim Mahama’s fraudulent deals during the NDC era in the media against.
A letter currently in the possession of The aL-hAJJ, from EOCO and written to SSNIT requests the pension fund administrator to furnish it (EOCO) with some information on some companies suspected to be fronting for former first lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama and the former President’s brother, Mr Ibrahim Mahama and his company, Engineers & Planners.
The former first lady, who turned 54 yesterday, and Mr Ibrahim Mahama have long been the envy and target of Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP even in opposition as the duo are seen as the backbone of former President Mahama.
Taking a dig at Ex-President Mahama at an NPP fundraising in the Ashanti Region on January 16, 2016, Mr. Akufo Addo had this to say; “My wife will not be in charge of the distribution of contracts in this country.”
“She will never distribute contracts in the country,” adding; “I won’t operate a family and friends government in Ghana and I can assure that every person in the country will have his fair share of the national cake.”
Angrily dismissing reports making rounds on social media platforms that then President Mahama’s brother, Ibrahim Mahama was footing his medical bills, Nana Akufo Addo, then, flagbearer of the NPP, in a statement said “…for the avoidance of doubt, we want to state that Ibrahim Mahama does not pay Nana Akufo-Addo’s medical bills, let alone pay them on a monthly basis. Mr. Ibrahim Mahama makes no contribution of any sort whatsoever to Akufo-Addo. Again, Mr. Ibrahim Mahama has not donated any vehicles to the NPP flagbearer or to his wife.”
The EOCO letter dated February 27, 2017 and signed by its acting Executive Director, ACP (Rtd) KK Amoah requested the Director General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to furnish the spy agency with “SSNIT file” of Mr Ibrahim Mahama’s company, Engineers and Planners to “facilitate ongoing investigations”.
The letter also instructed the Director General of SSNIT to furnish EOCO with all contract documents between SSNIT and two other private companies, Perfect Business Systems and Pro-Vision Consulting Limited before March 8, 2017.
The Akufo-Addo government, sources in government told this paper, included Perfect Business Systems and Pro-Vision Consulting Limited in the list of companies to be “examined because it is suspected that the two companies have ties with Lordina Mahama.”
Both Perfect Business Systems (a subsidiary of Perfect Business Services Limited) and Pro-Vision Consulting Limited are IT software companies incorporated in Ghana in 1996 and 1995 respectively, and have been providing, among others, IT services to several private and state owned companies including SSNIT.
Another government source told The aL-hAJJ that “both Ibrahim Mahama and Lordina are among some of the targets of this government…It is a way to get President Mahama humiliated.
The EOCO letter to SSNIT titled: “Request for Information and Production of Documents Pursuant to section 19 of the Economic and Organized Crime Office Act, 2010 (Act 804)” our source disclosed; was part of the government’s agenda of evidence gathering to implicate them.”
The Letter reads: “We would be grateful if you could furnish this Office with the following documents to facilitate ongoing investigation:
1. All contract documents between SSNIT and Perfect Business Systems including all Change Requests and Services Level Agreements (SLA) for the provision of your Operations Business Suite (OBS) software
2. All contract documents between SSNIT and Pro-Vision Consulting Limited including all Change Requests and Service Level Agreements (SLA) for the provision of all Oracle-based software.
3. Records of all payments made by SSNIT to Prefect Business Systems and Pro-Vision Consulting Limited on all legacy and currently used systems.
4. SSNIT file of E&P Company Limited.
Your response is kindly expected by March 8, 2017 We appreciate your continuing support.”
Since his appointment last month, the new EOCO boss, on the instructions of President Akufo-Addo, according to insiders, has been tasked to investigate appointees and close associates of former President Mahama. The agency in some instances is alleged planting stories in pro-NPP tabloids over invitations or impending invitation; to be extended to appointees of the former NDC administration, allies and acquaintances of former President John Mahama.
ACP (Rtd) KK Amoah, who is a retired police officer, is also on record to have written letters to other state agencies including State Transport Corporation to furnish it with valuation documents involving purchase of state vehicles by former EOCO boss, Mr Kweku Mortey among others.
The spy agency together with National Security, The aL-hAJJ has gathered, are also reviewing all contracts and vehicles purchased by the Ministry of Transport for its agencies under Madam Dzifa Ativor’s watch in a bid to gather enough evidence for her prosecution.
Few weeks ago, the spy agency, in its bid to disgrace President Mahama, caused to be published in NPP acting National Chairman’s paper, Daily Guide, a supposed invitation of some close associates of the former President.
Among those purported to have been invited by the ACP Amoah-led EOCO, according to the pro-NPP media house included; Ali Seidu, Seidu Agongo, Kofi Job and Ibrahim Mahama, all associates and family member of President John Mahama.
According to the report, they were invited in connection with alleged fraudulent deals at COCOBOD under the tenure of its immediate past Chief Executive, Dr. Stephen Opuni. Opuni himself has been placed under investigation whiles his assets and bank accounts have been frozen by EOCO.
The latest move by EOCO comes less than a week after The aL-hAJJ reported in its last edition plot by President Akufo-Addo and his advisers to disgrace former President Mahama.
“The President has tasked EOCO to gather enough evidence on persons linked to John Mahama who benefitted from government contracts during his tenure in office. This is to shop for evidence to prosecute them, “a source in government told this paper.
State security agencies, the source told The aL-hAJJ, are to “investigate the operations of companies of members of John Mahama’s family and friends, with the aim of gathering evidence to prosecute them.”
The source added “Ibrahim Mahama, in particular, is high on the agenda. Aside SSNIT, other institutions have been asked to submit documents on his transactions with government executed during his brother’s tenure. They are seeking to unearth if monies were wrongfully paid to his company.”
What is however not clear is if EOCO’s secret investigation of the E&P CEO is at the instigation of the President’s right hand man, Hon Kennedy Agyapong, who has variously threatened to get Mr Ibrahim Mahama jailed and his brother, Mr John Mahama and his family disgraced.
Source: The Alhajj
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Let me first say, that because credibility is a lost virtue to the Al Hajj I didn't bother reading the story except for the headline.But given the headline, I am tempted to ask whether this could be one of the reasons why the Mr Dubai or should I say Dubious Mahama grew lean all of a sudden after the elections? Maybe Bature could provide answers.
...for he who has taken what does not belong to him must be made to pay back with interest.
I think this is a petty way of writing. I do not think it is wrong to investigate any deal. If the said persons in this write up had clean contacts then they should not be alarmed. You give me a good feeling that things are going to turn around for the good of mother Ghana. Thumbs up Mr President if this move of yours is indeed true
So Mr Bature wants Nana Addo to play the usual political games just say somthing and do not do anything about this massive treason against Ghanaians and take 'NOKOFIO' from Opuni and his Gang of mafia thiffs ; this moslem full should be told that Nana Addo promised Ghanaians that he would go after people who have stolen the peoples money in his election speeches ; Nana Addo is merely doing what he said he would do besides what is the BIG DEAL if the accounts of these gang of kriminals are closed and made to face the law if they have stolen or conducted illegal or any dubious deals ; Opuni ; Agyekum ; Lordina Mahama or Ibrahim Mahama ; the fact is that if they are involved in any such KROOKED deals of robbing the country they will face justice pretty fast !!!!!NO NON SENSE ; NANA ADDO DOES NOT TAKE PRISONEERS besides why is Bature telling Ghanaians all this sheet ; does he think Ghanaians are so ***barred word*** to have any sympathies for these lutters; today we have no water because our rivers are polluted ;today our hospitals do not have the proper equipment ; today there is so much umemployment amongst the youth but then you this full Bature telling us that these theefs arr being victimised ; does Bature think we cannot read between the lies ; for Ibrahim Mahama and the E and P business which Jon Mahama is involved should be investigated by EOCO ; Ibrahim Mahama was puit in charge of the army by his brother Jon Mahama ; Tony Lithur was put in chasege of the Ag's office to cover woyome today they are no more and they will what will happen ; TRUST NANA ADDO TO DELIVER ; he will go for the BALLS of these KROOKS -TRUST ME !!!!!!!
so bature or who ever you call yaself or the editor,does this publication mean IMPROPER or ILLEGAL contracts, payments etc must not be chased out, retrieved and use for other better things for the people and the country. i was willing to read a paragraph where you would have mention EOCO chasing wind bcx there is none to search for. if there is any wrong doing, lets punish and not only correct bcx after all there are matured enough to know it was CLS as was done for wayomi after this budget, ma next expectation is to see such greedy bastards jailed to warn even the current administration that , they too under nana addo or next administration, will be punished. the problem of mahama or mills was either they condoned if there were any in kufour administration or they joined the brigade to mismanage state resources. for people like mpianim, anane, sammy crabb, wreko brobey , i was expecting mahama or mills to deal with them legally but see their legal team was weak to do so unlike nana, ADDISON, GLORI AKUFFO, AKOTO AMPAW, ODAME etc are so strong to deal with the mahama and any one who mismanaged the resources of the state. with justices dotse, anin yeboah, sophia akufo and julius ansah in line for CJ, and they having broad knowledge of the ***barred word*** brigade, Ghana is more than happy to have over $300b from mahama and his administration
We will thank you for making Ghanaians know the good works the President is doing. He promised to tackle corruption so if within the first 2 months he is doing this then it shows he means business. It also means he is the first citizen, not a spectator president as Mahama was to turn a blind eye on SADA. Cocoa is our main cash crop so if he has started there it means more good news will follow soon. If you ever thought with your deceptive heading you wanted to wage a newspaper or media war with the government then you are fighting a losing battle. Mr Bature, are you not the one who advised NDC members that when the see black they should say it is white and when thy see a goat they should say it is a cow? Who takes your paper serious? How many copies do you sell in a month? What we need you to say is that you give your radio station to LIAARS like Ayariga and Ablakwa to tarnish the reputation of self-made people due to envy. Do not let Ayariga's Tractors disturb our ears!!!
i dont think we should have time for this cheap and u-s-e-le-s-s articles from this ***barred word*** man and paper
This post is ***barred word*** and has no sense, nature is a ***barred word***
Bature is desperate!! Tweaaaaaaaa
If this report is right then Nana is the best president Ghana has ever had.