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Member of Parliament (MP) of Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga believes that the pressure exerted on him by the Special Prosecutor goes beyond legal issues.
“I don’t think it has anything to do with buying an ambulance or buying vehicles,” he said on JoyNews.
Mr. Ayariga has been dragged to court by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for some alleged acts of corruption.
He is accused of office abuse, tax evasion in vehicle dispatch and illegal currency transfer without having the required license.
Ayariga has denied the claims as the legal dispute between the two has escalated during the months since it began in March 2019.
After his failed attempt to get off the OSP radar, MP Bawku Central is convinced that brouhaha may be more of a personal revenge.
Responding to a question of a possible personal reason for the fight, Mr. Ayariga told Evans Mensah about PM Express Tuesday, that “I know but I will not say it on television … I suspect [that it is family-related] Because I haven’t had an argument with him, so I can’t say for sure … One or two people have denounced me about my behavior. Some are not from family members.
“I think I have an idea of what his problem is, I just don’t want to go public,” Ayariga explained.
Bawku’s central parliamentarian admitted that the father-son relationship between him and Mr. Amidu, whom he lovingly describes as an “uncle,” has been destroyed.
“You remember that at one point he accused me of sending people to come and beg him, which is not true. Because he says that I am his son, the family people (when they hear that you are investigating this person) will call you.
“He has denounced me in the context of family and friends in the past, about matters that he claimed he had done. They have invited me to ask me and I have said no, ”he said.
He also revealed that he is still a close friend of Martin Amidu’s children, adding that they are sympathetic to his current disposition with his father.
