A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Frances Essiam has made an interesting revelation about the 170 million United States Dollars GPGC Judgment Debt Saga. According to her, all persons who played roles in the transaction must be made to face the law. She added that the ex gratia of some Members of Parliament must be sacrificed to pay the judgment debt as a form of punishment. Frances Essiam was speaking in an interaction with Philip Osei Bonsu on the Ekosii Sen program.
Questions have been raised on how the contract that has brought the judgment debt to Ghana was signed. The big question has been whether it passed through the law-making house of Ghana and the kind of due diligence that was made. The parliament house is made up of both the NDC and NPP members and if they have a hand in it, they should all pick parts of the blame. Attorney General, Mr. Godfred Dame has promised to ensure those involved are dealt with according to the laws, but Madam Frances Essiam has a better punishment.
According to her, most of the Members of Parliament at the time might have retired and for that matter, their ex gratia must be sacrificed. She revealed that the Supreme Court’s permission can be sought and all their monies can be gathered to pay the judgment debt.
“The first thing is to look at the Members of Parliament who approved the agreement. Please, that parliament must be punished. Whoever was part of that agreement must be punished. As of now, we do not know the due diligence they did before approving the agreement. I’m suggesting that we freeze their ex gratia and seek permission from the Supreme Court so that we can use it to pay the judgment debt. They must as well be penalized and feel the pain”. She indicated.
She described the entire saga as heartbreaking and indicated that both the NDC and NPP Members of Parliament must be blamed for the mess. “After listening to all the details, the ongoing discourse is heartbreaking because if you look at how the entire story is unfolding, we do not understand. NDC and NPP are all talking but that does not solve the problem. It is high time we make people know that they cannot take the nation for a ride”. She added.
Most Ghanaians are unhappy about the entire saga and those involved must be thoroughly investigated. I think the suggestion of Madam Frances Essiam must be considered. If they are made to pay, they will be forced to do due diligence before signing any agreement.
Source: Mynewsghana
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