{"id":3085,"date":"2024-08-21T21:12:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T21:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2024-08-21T21:12:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T21:12:42","slug":"part-i-investigation-reveals-alleged-sale-of-prime-la-wireless-lands-to-npp-appointees-and-politically-exposed-persons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=3085","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Part I: Investigation reveals alleged sale of prime La Wireless lands to NPP appointees and politically exposed persons&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-162818-Copy-696x368-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-162818-Copy-696x368-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-162818-Copy-696x368-1-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh interceptions as part of my ongoing special parliamentary oversight on State Capture reveal that the canker is deeper and more widespread than initially thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What has emerged clearly explains why the Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia government adamantly refuses to publish the full list on the sale of public lands despite parliament\u2019s 3-year tussle with the executive to obtain the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also not surprising that the NPP\u2019s recently launched manifesto was totally silent on measures to deal with State Capture and the unscrupulous crony sale of state assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest revelations are bound to create further credibility crisis for the deceptive Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia government which consistently claims that our public lands are not being sold and that they are safe, secure and intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a first batch of the interesting names contained in the latest interceptions on the sale of prime lands by President Akufo-Addo to his appointees and other NPP politically exposed persons at the AU Village\/La Wireless enclave:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kate Gyamfua (NPP Women\u2019s Organiser) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 31st August, 2022;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ibrahim Mohammed Awal (Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture at the time of purchase) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 30th November, 2020;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Ernest Yedu Addison (Governor, Bank of Ghana) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 31st August, 2022;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elsie Addo Awadzi (Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 27th August, 2020;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maxwell Opoku-Afari (Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 31st August, 2022;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joseph Boahen Aidoo (CEO, COCOBOD) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 30th October, 2020;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Janet Ampadu Fofie (Chairperson, Presidential Emoluments Committee) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 29th June, 2022;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kwabena Mantey Jectey Nyarko (Board Member, Ghana Airport Company Limited) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 22nd October, 2022;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah (Ghana\u2019s High Commissioner to Canada) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 14th October, 2020;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anna Asare Oduro (Former NPP Women\u2019s Organiser, Holland Chapter) \u2014 Purchased from President Akufo-Addo on 25th February, 2021;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I shall continue to serialize the unconscionable and opaque land grab by the Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia government until they respond positively to the people\u2019s legitimate demand for accountability by publishing the full and unredacted data on the sale and true status of public lands \u2014 after all, these lands belong to the Ghanaian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another reason why I am delighted that we are making progress on our Private Member\u2019s Bill seeking to ban all politicians, politically exposed persons and other top public officials from buying state assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch out for Part 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For God and Country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghana First<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh interceptions as part of my ongoing special parliamentary oversight on State Capture reveal that the canker is deeper and more widespread than initially thought. 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