You received a bribe with both hands; Are you a goalkeeper – Sammy Gyamfi teases Akufo-Addo

General news for Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2020-12-02

The Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has mocked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for “hastily receiving a bribe” with both hands when instead of holding the symbolic state sword with one hand during his taking of possession as president of the country.

At a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, the party communicator asked why a personality promoting himself as incorruptible would throw his integrity to the dogs and easily succumb to a $ 40,000 bribe.

“You received a bribe with both hands, but you held the state sword with one hand. You received a bribe with both hands; Are you a goalkeeper? Sammy Gyamfi pushed.

Mr. Gyamfi’s statement was a direct reaction to a video clip that allegedly captures Akufo-Addo receiving an amount of money hidden in a brown envelope. According to a report in the Salis newspaper, Akufo-Addo was being influenced not to remove Alhaji Abass Awolu from his post following claims that the Director of the Urban Roads Department was a member of the NDC and therefore was serving the interests of the party. .

Although the government has said that the video was recorded in 2016 and that it was actually a donation made to the Akufo-Addo campaign, Gyamfi, a lawyer, without equivocation, mentioned that the attempts of the government and the New Patriotic Party ( PNP) for redeeming the Akufo-Addo image will not be washed away, underlining that Ghanaians are picky.

About the video

Two video clips are currently circulating with the same setting and set but with different narratives, fueling a conversation about whether President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has gone against her promise not to condone any act of corruption.

One of the files that sought to suggest that Akufo-Addo’s incorruptible label was a mere gimmick, is part of an alleged forty-minute piece of investigation from the Salis Newspaper that uncovers how the president was influenced by an amount of $ 40,000 hidden in a brown envelope to ignore claims of corruption and NDC affiliation against the Director of the Department of Urban Roads, Alhaji Abass Awolu.

In said video, Alhaji Abass, according to the narrator, sent a delegation to the president at his private residence in Nima. “They were brought to the president by the Ghanaian ambassador to the United States, Dr. Adjei Bawuah. In his company there was a woman and a man who were introduced as the wife and brother of the Director of Urban Roads ”.

A voice is heard allegedly being the man presented as Alhaji Abass’s brother, pleading with the president to turn a deaf ear to some accusations against Alhaji Abass, emphasizing that it is a plot by detractors who are bent on tarnishing his image and finally seeing him. kicked out of the office.

Akufo-Addo, after the alleged plea for clemency, receives a strong brown envelope from Ambassador Bawuah which, according to the narrator, contained $ 40,000 presented on behalf of Alhaji Abass. As he does so, the voice of the man who is allegedly Alhaji Abass’s brother is heard saying that the package is from Alhaji Abass, who has been advised by some to take such action or risk being removed from office.

“Some people have advised him to come see you with money. He says he doesn’t have much except this $ 40,000. He is begging her not to remove him from office. It also ensures that it will never let you down if it sticks. “

A second video, however, suggests otherwise. Although the scene and the personalities are the same as the Salis newspaper, the conversation is completely different; it is a donation and not a bribe. The invisible man, who according to the newspaper in its report is the brother of Alhaji Abass, is rather heard discussing how they could help in the electoral campaign.

The footage suggests that the three personalities [Ambassador Bawuah, a lady and a man whose face is not captured] he had been to Akufo-Addo’s house to offer resources to grease the wheels of his campaign.

Please accept these 40,000 in addition to the jerseys for now. Later on, we will let you know how else we can contribute to this, ”he said.

It is worth mentioning that in both videos, Akufo-Addo, after receiving the envelope, requested a name. She said, “I need to have a name,” to which the lady replied, “Hajia Fawzia.” It is unclear what Akufo-Addo needed the name for.

Below are the two videos. Watch the Akufo-Addo match in the first video of minute 32