Investigate Rockson Bukari; Resignation Not Enough – Obiri Boahen
Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lawyer Obiri Boahen has asked the police to initiate investigation into the bribery allegation which led to the resignation of a Minister of State, Rockson Bukari.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' programme, he explained that though the Minister has resigned, people must know what actually went into the bribery scandal.
He added that he should further be prosecuted if found culpable.
Lawyer Obiri Boahen added that whoever is involved in the matter should be investigated including the high court judge who was allegedly involved in the issue that brought about the bribery.
“You see the Police should be up and doing, you need not wait for a formal complaint to be made before you decide to investigate the matter. The matter should not end at the resignation level," he said.
Minister of State at the Office of the President, Rockson Bukari resigned from his position, days after he was caught on a leaked tape attempting to bribe a journalist to ‘kill’ a story.
According to a statement from the presidency, Mr Bukari tendered in his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo on Monday, 29th April, 2019.
His decision to resign, according to the statement was “in order not to allow the tape to disrupt the focus on government in delivering on its mandate”.
Rockson Bukari was caught on tape trying to prevent Starr FM Upper East regional correspondent from publishing a damning story against a Chinese mining company when he was the Upper East regional Minister.
Mr. Bukari tried bribing the journalist with GH¢5,000 cash in a brown envelope and a brand new motorbike to stop the story from going public.
The regional Minister was reassigned to the presidency when the story first made waves in 2018, but after it resurfaced about a week ago, Mr Bukari who failed to convince Ghanaians that he was trying to make peace and not bribe the journalist has resigned.
The communique from the office of the President said Rockson Bukari “resigned as a matter of principle”.
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