The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Young Patriots have accused President John Mills of presiding over what they call \u201cmassive corruption\u201d.<\/p>\n
The group said the president had failed to check the menace even though he promised to \u201ctreat corruption within an arm\u2019s length\u201d, when he was in opposition.<\/p>\n
According to the pressure group, \u201cThere appears to be official corruption, impunity and abuse of power in the administration of seized cars at the Tema Port\u201d and has urged President Mills and Vice President Mahama to act swiftly to nip corruption in the bud.<\/p>\n
At their second news conference in Accra yesterday, which forms part of their efforts to \u201clet the people know\u201d about the way the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was running the affairs of the country, the group thoroughly discussed what it called \u201ccorruption, impunity and stealing at the Tema Port\u201d with the media.<\/p>\n
John Kumah, a spokesperson of Young Patriots who was arrested recently by security agencies for making unsavoury remarks about the president, said in 2009, 24 vehicles put on the wanted list of Interpol arrived at the Tema Port and were separated from other vehicles put under the custody of the Golden Jubilee Terminal, pending investigations.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore investigations could be completed, a number of these vehicles were gazetted. The confiscated vehicles committee then proceeded to allocate these vehicles to some individuals with leanings to the NDC.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said in May 2011, after investigations on the said vehicles had been completed, the National Security issued a directive for the vehicles to be released to their original owners but strangely, the committee rather put them up for sale, through a gazette notice number 13 of Friday June 10, 2011, depriving the original owners, fruits of their toils abroad.<\/p>\n
According to the group, a man called Joseph Bediako, a known NDC activist who once worked at the Tema Port under the notorious Carl Wilson, was able to throw more light on how the cars were allocated. He alleged Mr. Bediako claimed \u201cfive (5) of the vehicles were allocated to Alex Segbefia, a Deputy Chief of Staff at the Castle; another five (5) to officials of CEPS and the remaining 14 allocated to officials at the Office of the President\u201d.<\/p>\n
Kumah said Ghanaians were being deprived of their legitimate properties as due process continued to be thwarted, with cars being allocated to officials and cronies of the government without recourse to the law.<\/p>\n
He said it had become clear that the ruling NDC was adopting a strategy of silencing business entrepreneurs who were perceived to be sympathizers of the NPP, saying, \u201cInnocent business people who are helping to bring down high unemployment rate are being victimized using state institutions and agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Kufuor said he wanted evidence to be able to act on allegations of corruption, then Professor Mills cried foul and insisted that he would act on the least information but what is happening now?\u201d Kumah asked, adding, \u201cCorruption allegations against appointees of this government are mostly leveled by their own party members and this is where President Mills needs to check it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Richard Nyamah, another spokesperson, said some NDC appointees and activists were using state power to deprive hardworking Ghanaians of the fruits of their toil and sweat, noting, \u201cThis is daylight robbery. President Mills must act swiftly without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCars confiscated are allocated to NDC members and when the victims complain, they tag them as opposition members,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n
Asamoah Gyamfi, who is the acting chairman of the Young Patriots, said President Mills, by his silence in spite of the \u201cmassive\u201d corruption in his administration, was \u201cbeing hypocritical because he was the same person who reprimanded CEPS officials for under-cutting, but those right under his nose, he fails to take action against them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yaw Adomako Baafi, a member, said, \u201cWhat we are revealing today is just a tip of the iceberg because we have many more cases of corruption against NDC appointees under President Mills and as the days go by we will let the public know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGhanaians are now discerning to separate truth from propaganda and lies and we will never make allegation and not substantiate it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nii Kwatei Titus Glover, another member, said corruption under President Mills had become \u201cunthinkable\u201d and it was time to put the president on the \u201clitmus test\u201d on issues of corruption.<\/p>\n
He said the cars confiscated by the NDC authorities were sold cheaply at a time when the original owners were prepared to pay the right prices for them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Young Patriots have accused President John Mills of presiding over what they call \u201cmassive corruption\u201d. The group said the president had failed to check the menace even though he promised to \u201ctreat corruption within an arm\u2019s length\u201d, when he was in opposition. According to the pressure group, \u201cThere appears to be official corruption, impunity and abuse of power in the administration of seized cars at the Tema Port\u201d and has urged President Mills and Vice President Mahama to act swiftly to nip corruption in the bud. At their second news conference in Accra yesterday, which forms part of their efforts to \u201clet the people know\u201d about the way the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was running the affairs of the country, the group thoroughly discussed what it called \u201ccorruption, impunity and stealing at the Tema Port\u201d with the media. John Kumah, a spokesperson of Young Patriots who was arrested recently by security agencies for making unsavoury remarks about the president, said in 2009, 24 vehicles put on the wanted list of Interpol arrived at the Tema Port and were separated from other vehicles put under the custody of the Golden Jubilee Terminal, pending investigations. \u201cBefore investigations could be completed, a number of these vehicles were gazetted. The confiscated vehicles committee then proceeded to allocate these vehicles to some individuals with leanings to the NDC.\u201d He said in May 2011, after investigations on the said vehicles had been completed, the National Security issued a directive for the vehicles to be released to their original owners but strangely, the committee rather put them up for sale, through a gazette notice number 13 of Friday June 10, 2011, depriving the original owners, fruits of their toils abroad. According to the group, a man called Joseph Bediako, a known NDC activist who once worked at the Tema Port under the notorious Carl Wilson, was able to throw more light on how the cars were allocated. He alleged Mr. Bediako claimed \u201cfive (5) of the vehicles were allocated to Alex Segbefia, a Deputy Chief of Staff at the Castle; another five (5) to officials of CEPS and the remaining 14 allocated to officials at the Office of the President\u201d. Kumah said Ghanaians were being deprived of their legitimate properties as due process continued to be thwarted, with cars being allocated to officials and cronies of the government without recourse to the law. He said it had become clear that the ruling NDC was adopting a strategy of silencing business entrepreneurs who were perceived to be sympathizers of the NPP, saying, \u201cInnocent business people who are helping to bring down high unemployment rate are being victimized using state institutions and agencies.\u201d \u201cWhen Kufuor said he wanted evidence to be able to act on allegations of corruption, then Professor Mills cried foul and insisted that he would act on the least information but what is happening now?\u201d Kumah asked, adding, \u201cCorruption allegations against appointees of this government are mostly leveled by their own party members and this is where President Mills needs to check it.\u201d Richard Nyamah, another spokesperson, said some NDC appointees and activists were using state power to deprive hardworking Ghanaians of the fruits of their toil and sweat, noting, \u201cThis is daylight robbery. President Mills must act swiftly without delay.\u201d \u201cCars confiscated are allocated to NDC members and when the victims complain, they tag them as opposition members,\u201d he alleged. Asamoah Gyamfi, who is the acting chairman of the Young Patriots, said President Mills, by his silence in spite of the \u201cmassive\u201d corruption in his administration, was \u201cbeing hypocritical because he was the same person who reprimanded CEPS officials for under-cutting, but those right under his nose, he fails to take action against them.\u201d Yaw Adomako Baafi, a member, said, \u201cWhat we are revealing today is just a tip of the iceberg because we have many more cases of corruption against NDC appointees under President Mills and as the days go by we will let the public know about it.\u201d \u201cGhanaians are now discerning to separate truth from propaganda and lies and we will never make allegation and not substantiate it.\u201d Nii Kwatei Titus Glover, another member, said corruption under President Mills had become \u201cunthinkable\u201d and it was time to put the president on the \u201clitmus test\u201d on issues of corruption. He said the cars confiscated by the NDC authorities were sold cheaply at a time when the original owners were prepared to pay the right prices for them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-471848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
Corruption Grips Mills \u2022 NPP Boys - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/08\/04\/corruption-grips-mills-\u2022-npp-boys\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Corruption Grips Mills \u2022 NPP Boys - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Young Patriots have accused President John Mills of presiding over what they call \u201cmassive corruption\u201d. The group said the president had failed to check the menace even though he promised to \u201ctreat corruption within an arm\u2019s length\u201d, when he was in opposition. According to the pressure group, \u201cThere appears to be official corruption, impunity and abuse of power in the administration of seized cars at the Tema Port\u201d and has urged President Mills and Vice President Mahama to act swiftly to nip corruption in the bud. At their second news conference in Accra yesterday, which forms part of their efforts to \u201clet the people know\u201d about the way the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was running the affairs of the country, the group thoroughly discussed what it called \u201ccorruption, impunity and stealing at the Tema Port\u201d with the media. John Kumah, a spokesperson of Young Patriots who was arrested recently by security agencies for making unsavoury remarks about the president, said in 2009, 24 vehicles put on the wanted list of Interpol arrived at the Tema Port and were separated from other vehicles put under the custody of the Golden Jubilee Terminal, pending investigations. \u201cBefore investigations could be completed, a number of these vehicles were gazetted. The confiscated vehicles committee then proceeded to allocate these vehicles to some individuals with leanings to the NDC.\u201d He said in May 2011, after investigations on the said vehicles had been completed, the National Security issued a directive for the vehicles to be released to their original owners but strangely, the committee rather put them up for sale, through a gazette notice number 13 of Friday June 10, 2011, depriving the original owners, fruits of their toils abroad. According to the group, a man called Joseph Bediako, a known NDC activist who once worked at the Tema Port under the notorious Carl Wilson, was able to throw more light on how the cars were allocated. He alleged Mr. Bediako claimed \u201cfive (5) of the vehicles were allocated to Alex Segbefia, a Deputy Chief of Staff at the Castle; another five (5) to officials of CEPS and the remaining 14 allocated to officials at the Office of the President\u201d. Kumah said Ghanaians were being deprived of their legitimate properties as due process continued to be thwarted, with cars being allocated to officials and cronies of the government without recourse to the law. He said it had become clear that the ruling NDC was adopting a strategy of silencing business entrepreneurs who were perceived to be sympathizers of the NPP, saying, \u201cInnocent business people who are helping to bring down high unemployment rate are being victimized using state institutions and agencies.\u201d \u201cWhen Kufuor said he wanted evidence to be able to act on allegations of corruption, then Professor Mills cried foul and insisted that he would act on the least information but what is happening now?\u201d Kumah asked, adding, \u201cCorruption allegations against appointees of this government are mostly leveled by their own party members and this is where President Mills needs to check it.\u201d Richard Nyamah, another spokesperson, said some NDC appointees and activists were using state power to deprive hardworking Ghanaians of the fruits of their toil and sweat, noting, \u201cThis is daylight robbery. President Mills must act swiftly without delay.\u201d \u201cCars confiscated are allocated to NDC members and when the victims complain, they tag them as opposition members,\u201d he alleged. Asamoah Gyamfi, who is the acting chairman of the Young Patriots, said President Mills, by his silence in spite of the \u201cmassive\u201d corruption in his administration, was \u201cbeing hypocritical because he was the same person who reprimanded CEPS officials for under-cutting, but those right under his nose, he fails to take action against them.\u201d Yaw Adomako Baafi, a member, said, \u201cWhat we are revealing today is just a tip of the iceberg because we have many more cases of corruption against NDC appointees under President Mills and as the days go by we will let the public know about it.\u201d \u201cGhanaians are now discerning to separate truth from propaganda and lies and we will never make allegation and not substantiate it.\u201d Nii Kwatei Titus Glover, another member, said corruption under President Mills had become \u201cunthinkable\u201d and it was time to put the president on the \u201clitmus test\u201d on issues of corruption. 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The group said the president had failed to check the menace even though he promised to \u201ctreat corruption within an arm\u2019s length\u201d, when he was in opposition. According to the pressure group, \u201cThere appears to be official corruption, impunity and abuse of power in the administration of seized cars at the Tema Port\u201d and has urged President Mills and Vice President Mahama to act swiftly to nip corruption in the bud. At their second news conference in Accra yesterday, which forms part of their efforts to \u201clet the people know\u201d about the way the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was running the affairs of the country, the group thoroughly discussed what it called \u201ccorruption, impunity and stealing at the Tema Port\u201d with the media. John Kumah, a spokesperson of Young Patriots who was arrested recently by security agencies for making unsavoury remarks about the president, said in 2009, 24 vehicles put on the wanted list of Interpol arrived at the Tema Port and were separated from other vehicles put under the custody of the Golden Jubilee Terminal, pending investigations. \u201cBefore investigations could be completed, a number of these vehicles were gazetted. The confiscated vehicles committee then proceeded to allocate these vehicles to some individuals with leanings to the NDC.\u201d He said in May 2011, after investigations on the said vehicles had been completed, the National Security issued a directive for the vehicles to be released to their original owners but strangely, the committee rather put them up for sale, through a gazette notice number 13 of Friday June 10, 2011, depriving the original owners, fruits of their toils abroad. According to the group, a man called Joseph Bediako, a known NDC activist who once worked at the Tema Port under the notorious Carl Wilson, was able to throw more light on how the cars were allocated. He alleged Mr. Bediako claimed \u201cfive (5) of the vehicles were allocated to Alex Segbefia, a Deputy Chief of Staff at the Castle; another five (5) to officials of CEPS and the remaining 14 allocated to officials at the Office of the President\u201d. Kumah said Ghanaians were being deprived of their legitimate properties as due process continued to be thwarted, with cars being allocated to officials and cronies of the government without recourse to the law. He said it had become clear that the ruling NDC was adopting a strategy of silencing business entrepreneurs who were perceived to be sympathizers of the NPP, saying, \u201cInnocent business people who are helping to bring down high unemployment rate are being victimized using state institutions and agencies.\u201d \u201cWhen Kufuor said he wanted evidence to be able to act on allegations of corruption, then Professor Mills cried foul and insisted that he would act on the least information but what is happening now?\u201d Kumah asked, adding, \u201cCorruption allegations against appointees of this government are mostly leveled by their own party members and this is where President Mills needs to check it.\u201d Richard Nyamah, another spokesperson, said some NDC appointees and activists were using state power to deprive hardworking Ghanaians of the fruits of their toil and sweat, noting, \u201cThis is daylight robbery. President Mills must act swiftly without delay.\u201d \u201cCars confiscated are allocated to NDC members and when the victims complain, they tag them as opposition members,\u201d he alleged. 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