A seven-member panel of Supreme Court (SC) judges yesterday dismissed the writ filed by Madam Akua Donkor, the leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), and awarded cost of GH¢10,000 against her.
Madam Donkor urged the SC to remove President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia from office for allegedly involving in acts of corruption captured in Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ latest investigative ‘piece’ on corruption in Ghana football.
The applicant, who was disqualified in the 2016 elections, asked the SC to order the Attorney General, who is the official legal advisor of government, to advise the President and the Vice President to step down from office since their names were mentioned in the video.
Madam Donkor wanted the court to award cost in her favour, but the court said that Madam Donkor’s case is not only incompetent, but an abuse of the court process.
Madam Donkor prayed the apex court to order the President and the Vice President to step down since their names were mentioned by Kwesi Nyantakyi, former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in the video.
The investigative ‘piece’, which has ‘caught’ former President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi , covers the 2018 Commonwealth games, 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, GFA, the Ghana FA Cup, as well the Women’s League.
He discussed a certain $12 million deal with his ‘investors’, who unknown to him, were from the Tiger Eye PI – and that was how the name of the President, his Vice and some government officials came in.
“I know that the Chinese money is coming. It is about $2 billion. I have spoken to Anthony Karbo. He has assured me that even though the Chinese will be doing the construction of the bridges in the northern part of Ghana, the stones and chippings alone can bring about $100 million. So Anthony Karbo wants us to establish a Ghanaian company. Anthony Karbo also advised that we must make Ken Agyapong a shareholder,” Mr Nyantakyi proposed.
“You wanted to know how I will receive the money and transmit it to the President. I have a microfinance company, so you can move the entire $12 million through it. Like I indicated, I will share the money by giving $5 million to the President, $3 million to the Vice President. The Highways Minister will get $2 million, my boy, Anthony Karbo will take $1 million, myself and Abu will share the $1 million. I will settle Assenso Boakye. I will arrange a private meeting between you and the President,” the former GFA boss suggested.
BY MALIK SULLEMANA
