A member of the opposition NDC party legal team, Lawyer Abraham Amaliba says the sentencing of former D-G of the National Communications Authority (NCA), William Tetteh Tevie, and ex Board Chairman, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie makes it a difficult time to be a member of the party.
According to him, though the party is hard hit by the conviction of the two, this will not break or deter the party but will rather strengthen its unity.
An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Kyei Barfuor on Tuesday handed a six-year jail term to Mr. William Tetteh Tevie, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, and slapped a five-year jail term on Salifu Osman, a former National Security representative coordinator.
Justice Eric Kyei Baffour found them guilty of causing $4 million financial loss to the state.
Among the charges were stealing, using public office for personal gains, and willfully causing financial loss to the state in respect of the purchase of a Pegasus machine worth $4 million, to among other things assist in the fight against terrorism.
Lawyer Abraham Amaliba commenting on the issue in an interview with sit-in-host Akwasi Nsiah on 'Anopa Kasapa' on Kasapa FM Wednesday described the ruling as a travesty of justice and urged NDC members to unite and work hard to kick out the NPP government.
“This sentencing will not break or deter the NDC party. We’ve gone through this before, in 2003 there was a similar incident where Kwame Peprah, Sipa Yankey, and Ibrahim Adam were jailed. But NDC won the 2008 general elections and came to power. This is a difficult time to be an NDC member and but with this situation the unity within the NDC will be more strengthened. Every member of the NDC will then know that the common enemy is the NPP government hence everyone will put his or her shoulder to the wheel and work hard to see the NPP voted out of power come 7th December elections. This will rather unite us to fight against this despotic government,” he said.
Meanwhile, he has indicated that an appeal against the conviction will be filed at the Court of Appeal today.
Source: Kasapa fm
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We must desist from such skewed in-fantile attention seeking no substance comments. Were the accused culpable? Did they mislodge funds into certain accounts? Did they abuse their office and the trust reposed in them by the people of Ghana which was ably supported their comfort by the taxpayers money? If so, then what’s NDC about the trial? Why do we seek to draw wedges amongst ourselves by politicising everything. Abokyi give us a break.
THIS JAIL SENTENCE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THESE NDC THIE-VE-S SIMPLY BECAUSE A POOR GUY STOLE NOKIA 3310 HE WAS GIVEN 2YEARS IMPRISIONMENT -THIS IS GHANA JUSTICE AND WHAT KIND OF JUDGEMENT IS THAT? WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR AND SEE WHAT WILL COME OUT FROM BOAKYE GYAN,s UTTERANCE,THE ONLY RADIO STATION AVAILABLE AT HIS WASTEFULL REVOLUTION WAS GBC-DAMN WITH CIVIL WAR ,AT YOUR AGE,LOOK AT YOU WITH YOUR BORROWED YEARS.
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The NDC is noted for always misusing the tax payers' funds their own selfish interest but it is high time reasoning is driven down their heads that they cannot continue to take people of Ghana for granted. I congratulate the judge for given such a lenient but deterrent sentence to people who should have known better. Amaliba should advise his people to realise the days of stealing and embezzlement are over and gone.
Amaliba Amaliba very cheap,talkative incompetent, like his boss john ***barred word***!!!!. Want to rule again??? Never, never again ooo Ghanaians. NDC 8yrs is like being in this Coronavirus era of 2 months. No one go know one come, Ghanaians must be watchful oo NDc came to steal to destroy and to kill. No party I mean know party is more CORRUPT THAN NDC IN GHANA HISTORY. I MUST TELL YOU THE TRUTH. So please!!!!!! Ghanaian youth the COUNTRY is in your hands oo don't make mistake oo for your future. Because Coronavirus has change the world now , know help again from western countries again ooo so PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS hmmmmmm a word to a wise is enough!
Point of correction. Amalia didn't write in his post that NDC won in 2004 but rather 2008. Please read the post again
You see this people will always vindicate Dr. Bawumia because they will not read,but behave like they know it
OH, SO IT IS ONLY NICE TO BE AN NDC MEMBER WHEN YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO STEAL STATE FUNDS WITHOUT ANY HINDRANCE/ACCOUNTABILITY! AMALIBA/NDC EXPOSED !!!
Amaliba is a liar. He lives his name. 'Amali' in Ga means lies. So Amaliba will mean 'son of lies'. That is why this guy lies like that. Did I hear travesty of justice? Really? So if you belong to NDC and you steal and share our money we should let you go free. You people said Nana is sleeping and now if a sleeping old man can beat you at the courts it only means NDC has criminals within their fold and their lawyers like the 'son of lies' just talkers without any depth when it come to the law.
Point of correction NDC didn't won 2004 election rather NPP .