The Bawku Central Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has asked the office of the Special Prosecutor to be fair and stop using the office to pursue his personal and partisan interests.
In the statement, they reminded Martin Amidu that it was not Mahama Ayariga who instigated the rejection of his parliamentary ambition by the elders of the NDC in Bawku, but the populace, hence he should consider the Builsa North seat instead of Bawku Central Constituency.
Speaking to A1 News, the NDC Deputy Youth Organizer for the Bawku Central Constituency, Rauf Tangnaba, explained that the action by the Special Prosecutor against Mahama Ayariga case could be linked to his old political ambition in the Constituency.
“Mr. Martin Amidu in his attempt to get to the constituents of Bawku Central, is pursuing yet another personal vendetta in a case of the purchase of an ambulance worth Ghs100,000 by the Bawku Municipal Assembly with funds from the MPs Common Fund, to support government’s efforts at promoting quality health careServices.” He said.
He further stressed that the Special Prosecutor has been snoring over cases that are of national interest and doing the desire of his paymasters.
“There has been several cases of alleged grand corrupt practices which have been reported to the office of the Special Prosecutor such as the BOST saga, 2.52million Euro-bond saga , the Kwesi Nyantakyi Bribery Scandal, the Galamsey Corruption Saga involving a Presidential Staffer, Mr Charles Bisaw and the Hon Rockson Bukari bribery leaked tape saga etc, why only our MP, Ayariga?
This is because he is doing everything he could to please his paymasters and defend his fat unearned salary, hence using the media to push a list into the public space and then rush to file a case against his perceived long standing opponent, Hon Mahama Ayariga, on allegations of tax evasion…. This is very unfortunate and a waste of the nation’s precious time.” He said.
Meanwhile the Bawku Youth Wing of the NDC said they believed in probity and accountability but certainly detest vendetta and selective justice as exemplified by the recent actions of Martin Alamisi Amidu.
They, however, find it inconceivable that Mr. Amidu would want to pursue an agenda to tarnish the reputation of Mahama Ayariga over an age old personal feud which happened a decade ago.
“We are throwing our weight behind our MP, Hon Mahama Ayariga as we seek to assure the good people of Bawku both home and abroad, who have been worried about the pursuit of vendetta by no less a person as Martin Alamisi Amidu who himself has been well brought up in Bawku. It is our considered opinion that the courts of Ghana would stand firmly by the side of the truth.” They explained.
Source: A1radioonline.com | Moses Apiah | Ghana
