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Prosecute former Speaker of
Parliament- PC Appiah Ofori
Abdul Salam Sule, Ghanadot
Accra, March 30, Ghanadot - The NPP Member of Parliament for
Essikuma-Odoben-Brakwa in the Central Region, Hon P.C. Appiah
Ofori says the former Speaker of Parliament, Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes,
should be prosecuted for “stealing” state assets.
According to the outspoken MP, the former Speaker should have
known that he was not qualified to take away the items in his
official residence when leaving office after January 7th this
year.
In an interview with Citi News, Hon Appiah Ofori noted that,Mr
Sekyi-Hughes’ action, amounts to thievery and the law must be
applied accordingly to serve as a deterrent to other office
holders.
The items which included household items, electrical appliances,
carpets, generator, flower pots and pillow cases, estimated over
$300,000, were not part of the benefits under the
yet-to-be-implemented Chinery Hesse Committee report on
emolument for former state officials.
By the Chinery-Hesse committee recommendations, Mr Sekyi-Hughes
would be entitled to, among other benefits, dental and medical
services, a saloon car and an all purpose vehicle to be provided
by the state upon retirement.
“I am told by Mr. Alban Bagbin, Majority Leader in Parliament,
that he carried away everything including even toilet roll, is
that right?" Mr Appiah Ofori asked.
“Considering his position and if indeed he did that then he must
have disgraced himself, as this bothers on theft. He said that
parliament should write to him to return those items, but
failure to do so he should be picked by the police and
prosecuted, so as to serve as a deterrent to other public
servants.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bagbin, the majority leader has said, retrieving
the items was not the best thing to do under the circumstances
because some of them might not be in good shape as of now.
“Packing and repacking them could result in breakages,” he
explained.
Ghanadot
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