The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has criticised Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, over his response to corruption allegations made by Gomoa Central MP, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Nana B, as he is popularly known, stated that Dr. Ayine should have either resigned or been dismissed by now, considering the gravity of the allegations.
He expressed disappointment with the Attorney General’s handling of the matter and the tone of his response.
“A Plus is not just any person now. He is an Honourable Member of Parliament who belongs to the Majority and says that you are corrupt and a thief,” he said.
“In your response, you are saying that A Plus is saying so because you went for some campaign funds from one Dr. Sledge. And people have even advised you to initiate legal proceedings against A Plus, that is, a defamation suit, but you will not do that because you don’t want to be distracted,” Nana B added.
A Plus had accused Dr. Ayine of manipulating the drafting and passage of the Sanitation and Pollution Levy in 2021 for personal gain while the NDC was in opposition.
At a press conference on April 30, Dr. Ayine denied the accusations, stating, “If I have to walk in the mud to clear my name, I will do so. I will not allow anyone to tarnish my image without a fight.”
But Nana B insisted that the matter is of national importance and deserved a more professional approach.
“If A Plus thinks that he wants to play with you in the mud, that is where you want? You are from the mud? Where you are, you are not afraid of the mud, so you go into the mud?” he questioned. “Who says we want our Attorney General to be playing in the mud?”
He also reminded Ghanaians that the Attorney General’s office is a constitutional one and should be upheld with dignity.
Nana B further criticised Dr. Ayine’s response, suggesting that it inadvertently cast Parliament in a negative light. “If every MP had received money for campaign activities, then there would be 276 thieves in Parliament,” he pointed out.
Meanwhile, A Plus has issued an unqualified apology to the Bolgatanga East MP over the claims.
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