{"id":443695,"date":"2017-12-05T01:59:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T01:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/05\/akufo-addos-jospong-endorsement-not-right-osafo-marfo\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T01:59:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T01:59:22","slug":"akufo-addos-jospong-endorsement-not-right-osafo-marfo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/05\/akufo-addos-jospong-endorsement-not-right-osafo-marfo\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo\u2019s Jospong endorsement not right \u2013 Osafo Marfo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday,  4 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Starrfmonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-04<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/64387680.295.jpg\" alt=\"Osafo Maafo9\" title=\"Osafo Maafo9\" width=\"295\" height=\"192\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512439162_58_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo has questioned President Akufo-Addo\u2019s approval of the activities of the Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies Joseph Siaw Agyapong.<\/p>\n<p>The Jospong Group of Companies is being investigated for inflating costs of some contracts it executed under the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration.<\/p>\n<p>However, during a visit to the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant at Adjen Kotoku, president Akufo-Addo who has been touted as incorruptible extolled Mr. Siaw-Agyapong despite his alleged scandals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026More grease to your elbow and the contribution you are making to our social life is inestimable,\u201d president Akufo-Addo said of Mr. Siaw Agyepong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you are at the forefront of doing things, like you are, you will be the subject of controversy, it goes with the territory. I know you a little bit, and I know you are capable of handling it. Stay focused,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The president drew a barrage of condemnation from the civil society including the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking Monday at a forum to launch this year\u2019s national anti-corruption and transparency week in Accra, the Senior Minister disclosed that the president\u2019s comment was inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s certainly not right. 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