Member of Parliament for Walewale, Dr. Kabiru Tia Mahama, has reinforced the Minority Caucus’s call for the government to take disciplinary action against the Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, stressing that the same standards applied in the Cecilia Dapaah case must also be upheld in this instance.
The demand follows the circulation of a viral video showing Sammy Gyamfi handing over an undisclosed sum of money—reportedly in US dollars—to Evangelist Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, during a public event.
Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Monday, May 12, Dr. Kabiru pointed out that although it has become commonplace for politicians to give out cash, doing so in foreign currency undermines the integrity of the Ghanaian cedi and raises broader economic concerns.
He insisted that Gyamfi’s actions are in breach of the President’s code of conduct for public officials and reiterated the Minority’s position that he should be sanctioned.
“The president took a decision to ask Madam Cecilia Dapaah to resign from her post so if that has happened in the past and now we have a senior government official, someone who spoke vehemently against the conduct of Madam Cecilia Dapaah, someone who has been at the forefront of economic discipline and cedi loyalty and issues about governance, you will expect such a person if he is doing the same thing to also be measured by the same standard,” he said.
Dr. Kabiru emphasized that accountability must be consistent, regardless of political affiliation or position.
“We cannot measure Cecilia Dapaah on one standard and we try to measure Mr Sammy Gyamfi on a different standard,” he added.
Source:Fiilafmonline/CitiNews
