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Review assets of former presidents
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot
Accra, May 4, Ghanadot
A founding member of the New
Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Ambassador to Serbia and
Montenegro Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe has called on government to
set up a body that would investigate and examine living former
presidents regarding their assets and acquisitions after the end
of their term of office.
According to him, the initiative, which would involve the
establishment of a commission of enquiry, is crucial and will
aid government in its efforts at strengthening the probity and
accountability agenda of the nation.
Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe noted that his call stems from recent
allegations the former president Rawlings has made on members of
the past New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
He alleged that former President Rawlings acquired a chain of
properties illegally during his time in office and therefore has
no moral right to do so.
Mr. Tamakloe challenged the former President Rawlings to
publicly declare how he acquired his wealth making reference to
such instances in past governments since independence.
“We’ve had leaders in this country, J.B Danquah had nothing,
Kwame Nkrumah had nothing, Obetsebi Lamptey had nothing, William
Ofori Attah had nothing and these can be checked easily. He is
now with us in our time. He should come out to tell the people
of Ghana clearly how he came by all these properties that he
has,” he said.
“He has amassed wealth and we know. He has bank accounts outside
and we know, he got a mansion in Europe, we know. He has a
mansion at Adjirigano,
we know. These are facts so if he won’t shut up then he should
come out.”
But, Mr. Kofi Adams Spokesperson for the former first family, in
an interview on Citi FM said Dr. Tamakloe’s assertion make no
sense because if NPP officials who sold state properties among
them have not been questioned, it was not right for ex-President
Rawlings, who has a few properties in Ghana, to be questioned.
He expounded that the property at Adjirigano
that Dr. Tamakloe mentioned was not state property and stated
that it took about eight years under ex-President Kufuor’s
regime to complete the building.
“That property has taken over eight years to complete and the
property was being developed under the tenure of NPP.
“Everybody knows that it took them over eight years to complete
that building so it is no news to tell people that they have a
property at Ajyeringano. It is no news to tell people that
former President Rawlings has a property near Segakope.”
“But to continue lying that he has properties all around the
world, why couldn’t they publish a single account that they
claim he has.”
Ghanadot
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