Daniel Ohene Agyekum, former ambassador to the United States of America
Daniel Ohene Agyekum, a former ambassador to the United States of America under the administration of the former John Evans Atta Mills, has said the Agyapadie document is an obvious example of state capture of resources.
According to him, the document concentrates wealth in the hands of a tiny number of people.
Former President John Dramani Mahama had also stated that he believes that the document's recommendations have been put into practice, despite President Nana Akufo-Addo's denials that it is legitimate.
During a news conference held in Kumasi, Ohene Agyekum declared that the document was genuine and depicted a cunning scheme by certain persons to seize control of Ghana's resources.
“This document is authentic and it represents a very diabolical scheme by a small group of individuals from Kyebi. My understanding when people talk about the Akyem mafia is that it is wrong because I will argue that it is Kyebi mafia,” Ohene Agyekum is quoted to have said in a report by citinewsroom.com.
Ohene Agyekum went on to say that the Agyapadie document sets a risky precedent for the future of Ghana.
He claimed it is a blueprint for the appropriation and monopolization of Ghana's wealth by a privileged few rather than just an administrative directive.
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