{"id":342016,"date":"2017-01-30T17:30:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T17:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/01\/30\/fraud-allegation-is-political-game-by-detractors-tourism-minister-designate\/"},"modified":"2017-01-30T17:30:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T17:30:11","slug":"fraud-allegation-is-political-game-by-detractors-tourism-minister-designate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/01\/30\/fraud-allegation-is-political-game-by-detractors-tourism-minister-designate\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud allegation is political game by detractors \u2013 Tourism Minister-designate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Monday, 30 January 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-01-30<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/62771423.295.jpg\" alt=\"Afeku And Nana\" title=\"Afeku And Nana\" width=\"295\" height=\"176\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Catherine Afeku, Minister designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture and President Akufo-Addo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=146252114554690\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=146252114554690\"><br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1485797411_921_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture has accused political detractors as masterminds behind fraud allegations being peddled against her in the media.<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Afeku said the accusations are simply a political game fueled by enemies who are testing to see how formidable she is.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Joy News broke the news that President Akufo-Addo, has initiated a probe into Catherine Afeku&#8217;s past case after her nominations.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture was being probed after reports emerged that she and her husband, were defendants in a case of breach of contract in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Evalue-Gwira Constituency in the Western Region, and her husband, Seth Afeku, were directed by an Accra High Court to pay $217,464.00 plus 50 percent interest to a US couple after charges of fraud were brought against them.<\/p>\n<p>The Court presided over by her Lordship Barbara Ackah-Yensu ordered Catherine Afeku and her husband to pay the US couple, Patricia and Bill Gick the amount with interest.<\/p>\n<p>Afeku and her husband have, however, failed to pay the money, an action which compelled Mr. and Mrs. Gick to file a fifa application at the court to auction both movable and immovable properties of the Ex MP and husband. The court granted the application.<\/p>\n<p>The Evalue-Gwira MP, who according to reports had paid part of the money, filed an appeal in 2013. The appeal is yet to be heard.<\/p>\n<p>Madam Afeku speaking in an exclusive with Joy News&#8217; Ibrahim Ben-Bako said the issue won\u2019t affect her appointment as Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture<\/p>\n<p>According to her, \u201cWhat is important is that having a civil case is totally different from having a criminal case. I have been cleared by Article 94 in 2006 to be a member of parliament, I have been cleared again in 2015 to be a member of parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To her, the development is not a big issue because \u201cwhat it is is in politics, you always have to look at having friends and having enemies. It\u2019s just a game that some people will play to see how formidable you are, can you withstand the heat so if you are not strong enough, you will [wither] and fall down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have nothing to hide, it\u2019s a matter of public records, it\u2019s a civil matter and I\u2019m actually the one who has won an appeal\u2026I\u2019m a woman on fire&#8230;it\u2019s very rare to have diasporas or white people come into our country get some judgment and then you fight back and win a temporary injunction,\u201d the Minster designate stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a woman who is formidable. I have been cleared by Article 94. I do not have a criminal record and I have never been found or charged with fraud. I have a civil case and I have contested it and I am the one who has won a temporal relief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madam Afeku was one of 36 ministerial nominees named by President to be approved by Parliament after vetting.<\/p>\n<p>A group calling itself Truth and Accountable Governance (TAG) has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to drop the name of Madam Afeku as Minister-designate because of her &#8216;issues&#8217;, which they said, would save the integrity of the president\u2019s nominees.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of the calls, the Madam Afeku said she is looking forward to her vetting soon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 31 updated by: 31 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Monday, 30 January 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-01-30 Catherine Afeku, Minister designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture and President Akufo-Addo The Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture has accused political detractors as masterminds behind fraud allegations being peddled against her in the media. 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