A Prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former officials of the National Service Secretariat (NSS) has revealed to the court that an amount of GH¢280,000 was allegedly paid to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from the ghost names allowances.
Silas Ewontuma, the third witness to be called by the state alleged that former NSS boss, Alhaji Alhassan Mohammad Imoro, told him that the money was for the NDC party.
He also alleged that that an amount of GH¢56,000 was paid by his office to Alhaji Imoro every month.
According to him, the money was from the ghost names on the National Voluntary Programme.
During cross examination yesterday, he told lawyers for Alhaji Imoro that the former NSS boss took all the money mentioned above from him.
But lawyers in cross examination suggested to Ewontuma that he has no documentary proof to show that, indeed, he gave any such monies to their client.
Ewontuma responded in the affirmative but explained that “if it were an authorised transaction and legal transaction between me and Alhaji Imoro, I would have demanded a receipt" which caused laughter in the court room.
Ewontuma went on to allege that in addition to the monies to be given to NDC, he also paid a total of GH¢405,763 to Alhaji Imoro from his region as part of monies realised from the ghost name scheme from his region.
Lawyers for Alhaji Imoro from Kulendi@law were quick to ask the witness how much he himself stole from the scheme and he replied by saying, he stole a total of GH¢266,000 within the period under investigations 2013/14 service year.
He further admitted during cross examination that he has struck a deal with the state to pay back what he stole of which he has paid a substantial amount so far.
Defence lawyers in the case are seeking to point to the court that the witness is not credible but compromised.
Persons accused in the NSS ghost names scandal are facing several counts of conspiracy to steal and stealing but the prosecution is still in the process of establishing its case.
Source: Finder
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This is the marvelous way of lying against a party as a whole. Sometimes ,its better for one to tell the truth than to throwing rubbish to our eyes. Common sense is common but not common for common people. Focus on the unstable economy and stop making false accusation to the NDC party. Fake stories
If is ordinary person that stole mobile phone and 200 Ghana cedis , they would have jail him 15 years mmmmm This politicians can't fight corruptions because they knew they can also commit, So NDC, NPP are saving each other because one of this parties can come to power and opposition.
As for ndc,what Satan can't do;they do it and do it better!!!
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When i hear people praising these NDC crooks, it makes me puke all over. NEVER in our history have we encountered such horrible group of ***barred word*** who have no shame. I am always amazed when i see honest people as part of these gangs of ***barred word*** headed by the Mahamas. Some of these people should just be literally thrown into the LION'S DEN!
Poor headline how can one man in NDC took an alleged money all of a sudden become the whole of NDC party. Boguss Finder and Daily Lies(Guide)
Are you in Ghana? He already named Akoto-ampaw.
What Ewutoma is saying is the Gospel truth. This is what people appointmented by the President have been doing. Often they will say the party need money to embark on a project. Subordinates will be coerse to cheat the system and give them the money, but as to whether they send it is another thing. ***barred word*** brigad as they are!
SOME OF OUR FATHERS/ELDERS ARE JUST TH_IEVES AND DESERVE JAIL AND RETURN OF THE CASH. RESPECTING ADULTS TODAY IS DIFFICULT COS THEY ARE NOT LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS AND THE DIRECTIONS OF THE ALMIGHTY.
OTOLIO you call the guy who is revealing the harm done by the republic of the ndc unpatriotic and are ndc patriotic? May God have mercy on you. You must be arrested and put in jail for condoning with th*eves and I tell you,your ndc party will never see power again not this generation and the next and it will be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than the ndc tasting power in Ghana, mark it wherever you want. The guy who is saying the truth to Ghanaians is not patriotic but those who stole from Ghana are patriotic and that is what this ndc goat is telling us. They are in opposition still insulting the intelligence of the good people,I laugh off when they ndc call Ghanaians the good people when did they see that? Or they make themselves Ghanaians in opposition? The ndc pig who is calling for the TOASO that sent them to opposition should know the 1.5 million margin of voters were not ndc members so ndc and their John mahama has a huge huddle to cross over,but you ndc kraaa who told you Ghanaians like you? Tickle yourselves in opposition too and think the good people of Ghana will allow you to rule them but they prefe r ndc then there was no justification for this humiliating booting they would have retained your mahama and your mps. I tell you 2020 presidential ndc will get 39% and parliamentary 50 seats. This 100 ndc mps are the most laziest and st*pid Ghana has ever had from independence.