More people especially appointees in the erstwhile Mahama administration implicated in the infamous GYEEDA scandal will be jailed, acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has hinted.
According to him, there are ‘big fishes’ who are also guilty of causing financial loss to the state and government is working assiduously to bring them to book.
His comment comes after former GYEEDA boss, Abuga Pele and business man Philip Assibit were convicted by an Accra High court for willfully causing financial loss to the state.
Mr. Pele who was the Member of Parliament for Chiana-Paga in the Upper East region was handed a 6-year sentence whiles Assibit who claimed to have secured a $65-million World Bank funding for the creation of one million jobs for the youth was jailed 12 years.
Speaking on Adom FM Monday, John Boadu said prosecution of culprits in the GYEEDA scandal is far from over.
He indicated that, the Akufo-Addo government, as part of its drive to fight corruption in the country, will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that people who defrauded the state are punished.
“A lot of people were cited in the GYEEDA report for defrauding the state so we will investigate and bring them to book”, John Boadu stressed.
Source: adomonline.com
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GYEEDA scandal is not only Abuga Pele and his Chief Friend.There are more big fishes and the Net must be Cast wise so it grab all. They must not walk free for only ABUGA to suffer.
YES, WE AGREE THAT THOSE WHO HAVE USED THEIR POSITIONS TO STEAL PUBLIC MONEY SHOULD BE DEALT WITH ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF GHANA, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO ONLY PAST GOVT OFFICIALS. ALL CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS IN THE CURRENT GOVT MUST NOT BE WASHED UNDER THE CARPET THROUGH SELF IMAGE CLEANSING COMMITTEES. AFTER ALL IF YOU DO THAT YOU ARE ONLY POSTPONING THEIR PROSECUTION.
YES THAT IS THE WAY TO GO IF GHANAIANS WILL TRUST POLITICIANS AGAIN. THIS IS NOT NPP OR NDC ISSUE IT IS ABOUT THOSE WHO USE THEIR POSITION TO STEAL FROM MOTHER GHANA.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.YOU CAN'T SACRIFICE ABUGA PELE ALONE.