Managing Editor of the National Forum newspaper, James Kwabena Bomfeh, a.k.a Kabila, has slammed the Member of Parliament for North-Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa over his recent allegations regarding the National Cathedral.
The one-man crusader, Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been on a mission to unearth the rot that is going on with the construction of the National Cathedral.
The MP has accused Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, founder of the Power Chapel Worldwide in Kumasi who is also the Secretary of the National Cathedral Board of Trustees, of engaging in conflict of interest and being in possession of multiple identities among other alleged criminal dealings.
According to him, Rev. Kusi-Boateng reportedly transferred GH¢2.6million from the National Cathedral Secretariat to JNS Talent Centre Limited, a company owned by him under his second name, Kwabena Adu Gyamfi.
Kwabena Adu Gyamfi is the same person bearing the name Victor Kusi Boateng, the MP said in an interview on Peace FM News bulletin.
He has filed a complaint with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the matter.
In response to the accusations, Rev. Kusi Boateng, in a statement released to the press, says he will seek redress over the "defamatory statements" by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
“I wish to assure the general public that the statements made by Mr. Ablakwa are a twisted narration of events to pursue a malicious political agenda. There has never been any criminal intent nor any crime committed in my dealings with the Government of Ghana or the National Cathedral", parts of the statement read.
The National Cathedral Secretariat has jumped to the defence of Rev Victor Kusi Boateng saying “as a normal verification – expected of a Member of Parliament – would have revealed, this was not an illegal payment but rather a refund of a short-term interest-free loan made by JNS to top up the payments to the contractors of the National Cathedral”.
Speaking to Nana Yaw Kesseh on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" morning show, James Kwabena Bomfeh questioned the approach that Mr. Ablakwa used to allegedly expose the religious leader.
He asked why he (Okudzeto Ablakwa) would take to Facebook to make the allegations when Parliament has the authority to summon him or any person whose actions are questionable.
"You have the authority to call the Finance Minister. You have the authority to call the Attorney General. You have the authority to summon any person who is the Head of Secretariat of a State-owned enterprise or project. You didn't call him but discussing it on Facebook. Should we sing for you? Is this how to fight corruption?", he said.
He also advised them to resort to the law court to resolve issues of corruption and criminal-related actions.
"Whether we like it or not, by acquiescence, the National Cathedral is a national project endorsed by Parliament, endorsed by the Supreme Court of Ghana. Let's stop the hypocrisy. Let's tell the truth and stop these diatribes. In executing the project, if some financial impropriety is going on, resort to the court. Nobody is above the law," he said.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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So this Okudzeto Ablakwah don't know that, we Ashantis have 2 long names, 1 for the day you were born with your tradition names your dad to gives you seperate christian names with your dad surname, he will be in trouble for lying to Ghanaians. This is not important, NDC bring your policies for 2024. NDC dont have no Policy, so they think this will win them elections, never ooooooo. you will stay in opposition until thy Kingdom come.
Kabila you're an i.di.o..t.. Ablakwa'a allegation is very serious and am 120% sure he is absolutely correct. Do you know how criminal it is for one person to have two passports, two date of birth, two TIN, two state issued IDs with same biometric but different data? What business has Board Member loaning such a project without Parliamentary Approval. The only reason why he hasn't been picked up is because of politics and i...d.ii..ots like you.
You are very ***barred word***, the country is going through economic mess because of politicians like you,who just don’t think out of the box for corruption.Since the law won’t deal with it the way forward is name and shame ***barred word*** like the Rev. We either jail or shame them before they steal monies for their multi girlfriend’s and children’s.