Audio Attachment:Listen to Fred Agbenyo on Peace FM's 'kokrkoo' programme. |
Deputy Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Fred Agbenyo is pleading with President Nana Akufo-Addo to grant Presidential pardon to Mr. Abuga Pele.
An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Afia Asare-Botwe sentenced Abuga Pele, a former National Coordinator of the defunct Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) to 6 years imprisonment after he was found guilty of causing financial loss to the state.
He was sentenced together with a representative of the Goodwill International Group (GIG), Philip Akpeena Assibit who was also implicated in the GYEEDA scandal.
Mr. Assibit will be serving a 12-year jail term.
Speaking on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo", Fred Agbenyo told host Kwami Sefa Kayi that his party respects the court verdict.
In contrast with views of NDC Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Nii Lante Vanderpuye that the NDC when it assumes power in the year 2020 will ensure the release of Abuga Pele, Fred Agbenyo stated emphatically that the NDC has due regard for the rule of law, hence will not do anything contrary to the country's constitution.
He however intimated that the constitution makes provision for a President of the Republic to exercise prerogative of mercy and therefore grant pardon to prisoners.
He hoped "if in the wisdom of the current President, when he looks at the circumstances" and conduct of Mr. Abuga Pele and says "‘Okay, I’m granting pardon’; I think we will all be happy and our joy would be complete”.
“Almost every President in the fourth Republic has had the cause to even grant pardon to prisoners before. Under Jerry John Rawlings, he granted some pardons. Under President Kufour, the same thing, Professor Mills, President Mahama...” he added.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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No.nSe.nse. Absolutely trash talk
That must be the last thing the President should do. Are we encouraging corruption or discouraging it ? Shame on these politicians. They must be in prison for their actions. Shame !!
These NDC guys must stop making silly comments about the conviction of Abuga Pele and co.
What about the poor guy who stole a tuber of yam and was jailed 10yrs....fffooolïsh ndc
The NDC is shaame less. Why should Nana waste our time setting up the SP office if he turns round to set free same criminals. where lies the fight against corruption when some can be favoured. Nana is not ***barred word*** like JM. Prepare you guys for all of you will end up in Nsawam.
The NDC is ***barred word***. Why should Nana waste our time setting up the SP office if he turns round to set free same criminals. where lies the fight against corruption when some can be favoured. Nana is not ***barred word*** like JM. Prepare you guys for all of you will end up in Nsawam.
1diot! Nana is not as corrupt and stup**id like Agbenyo's party and leader whose hobby is corruption and thus advocate for the release of corrupt characters. This is another endorsement of Nii Lantey Vanpee's effusions, though the NDC is pretending to be dissociating itself from it. NDC shall NEVER come to power again to breed corruption. SHI**THOLE like you!
I AM SUPPRISE THE SAME NDC PEOPLE WERE SAYING THAT IF THEY ARE CURRUPT GOVENMENT SHOULD SEND THEM TO COURT. WHY ARE THEY CRYING
Kwasiaba%. That will be Nana Addo and his NPP dozy end. Politicians should take Ghanaians for granted now and we will see. Nana should try to free those whose activities have sent so many women and their babies into graves. Your corruption know no bounds. You completed school and instead of working to see how people are suffering you sink your miserable selves into politics to amass wealth. God will punish you for saying this ***barred word*** thing. The blood of those your corruption had killed are crying for vengeance and you those who misappropriated and st0le the nations money will suffer before you die.1di0t th1efmanson Fred Agbenyo or how you call yourself.
The past presidents did not set free th.iev.es and nation wreckers such as these NDC imb.ec.il.es. It will never happen under Nana.