He made the call at a ceremony held in Akyem Abenase in the Eastern Region, where items were distributed to polling station executives as part of activities marking the NDC’s one year in office.

According to Mr Ofori-Atta Evans, the party’s success was largely driven by the hard work and sacrifices of foot soldiers at the grassroots level, stressing that they must not be neglected after the electoral victory.

As part of the initiative, the constituency chairman distributed items including 30,150 palm oil seedlings, weedicides, food items, and other farming inputs to polling station chairmen, noting that the gesture was designed to support livelihoods in the predominantly farming constituency.

Speaking to the media, he urged government officials to prioritise the welfare of party workers who laboured tirelessly during the campaign period, adding that recognising and rewarding them would motivate others to remain committed to the party.

Some polling station chairmen who received the items expressed gratitude to the constituency chairman for the support and endorsed his call, insisting that foot soldiers must benefit from the party’s electoral success.

In a Facebook post, the politician educated them on how to answer calls from journalists who are interested in interviewing them on pressing subjects.

He further asked them not to ever feel compelled to answer on the first call because they have to crosscheck, consult and prepare well.

It is unclear why Mr Otchere-Darko took to social media to give such an advice.

He wrote:

Small advice to prominent people, particularly government officials: Don’t ever feel compelled to comment straightaway when called by a journalist. You can always say, “I’m sorry can you please call me back later?” It offers you the chance to crosscheck, consult and prepare well.

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Mr Berko is alleged to have facilitated the payment of bribes to some officials of the erstwhile John Mahama administration and some legislators.

He was named by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission over bribes totaling 4.5million dollars received from a power company from Turkey through a Goldman Sach employee before 2016.

According to reports by Wall Street Journal’s Dave Michaels, Mr Berko who is a former banker at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. arranged for the millions of dollars in bribes to be paid to government officials in Ghana to help a client win a power-plant contract.

The reports further allege that Mr Berko who left Goldman Sachs in 2016, aside the millions, also personally paid bribes totaling $66,000 to members of the Ghanaian parliament and other government officials.

U.S. regulators have initiated a civil lawsuit over the action of Goldman Sachs which goes against U.S laws – Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The law bars individuals and companies from giving anything of value to overseas officials to win business.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that Asante Berko, a former executive at Goldman’s London subsidiary, facilitated as much as $4.5 million in bribes to help a Turkish energy company win a contract to build a power plant.

The SEC says the energy company, which wasn’t named, funneled money to an intermediary, which then paid bribes to Ghanaian officials.

In a press release, The SEC said Mr. Berko tried to hide the scheme from the bank, whose compliance officers questioned how the deal was put together.

Goldman, which wasn’t named in the SEC’s lawsuit, terminated its involvement with the project after the energy company refused to explain the intermediary firm’s role, the SEC’s legal complaint said.

“Goldman Sachs fully cooperated with the SEC’s investigation and as stated by the SEC in its press release, the firm’s compliance personnel took appropriate steps to prevent the firm from participating in the transaction,” said Nicole Sharp, a spokeswoman for Goldman.

The energy company paid Mr Berko $2 million for successfully coordinating the effort, the SEC alleges. The payments violated Mr Berko’s employment agreement with the bank, the SEC’s lawsuit says.

Mr. Berko knew the bank stood to earn $10 million in fees if the energy company won the contract and organized financing for it, the lawsuit alleges.

The deal would have “enhanced Berko’s performance and stature within” the bank, according to the SEC’s complaint.

In the suit, which was filed in Brooklyn federal court, the SEC asks for Mr. Berko to pay fines and give back any compensation he earned through the scheme.