The man nominated by President Mills to be the Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Dr Alfred Oko Vanderpuije has dismissed allegations that he embezzled school funds, and that his certificates had been withdrawn from him by a US Court but admitted being a US citizen (read).
The Chronicle Newspaper reported today that after embezzling school funds, Dr Vanderpuije dribbled the National Security and was to be vetted to become AMA boss(read).
The newspaper further reported that, the US Police in Carolinas, where he happened to be the principal of William Perry Middle School, charged him for milking the school’s funds and therefore withdrew his certificates from him.
In reaction to the newspaper report, Mr Vanderpuije told Peace FM, that the only problem he had with the US Police and the court involved some $4000 spending money.
According to him, about five years ago, he spent $4000 touring some African Countries including Ghana with some students, but the school Board and the court charged him to refund the money because he spent it in Ghana instead of US. He added that, he refunded the money without seeking legal advice because he was receiving about$6000 at that time as his salary. He said, his certificates were given back to him after releasing him from a three-hour detention, so it is never true that he was prosecuted. Neither is he working without certificates.
He admitted being an American Citizen since 1982, but said “I stood tall for this country and the NDC and I am proud to be here this time to serve, because I know I can do the work, and I am not a bad person.”
The man nominated by President Mills to be the Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Dr Alfred Oko Vanderpuije has dismissed allegations that he embezzled school funds, and that his certificates had been withdrawn from him by a US Court but admitted being a US citizen (read).
The Chronicle Newspaper reported today that after embezzling school funds, Dr Vanderpuije dribbled the National Security and was to be vetted to become AMA boss(read).
The newspaper further reported that, the US Police in Carolinas, where he happened to be the principal of William Perry Middle School, charged him for milking the school’s funds and therefore withdrew his certificates from him.
In reaction to the newspaper report, Mr Vanderpuije told Peace FM, that the only problem he had with the US Police and the court involved some $4000 spending money.
According to him, about five years ago, he spent $4000 touring some African Countries including Ghana with some students, but the school Board and the court charged him to refund the money because he spent it in Ghana instead of US. He added that, he refunded the money without seeking legal advice because he was receiving about$6000 at that time as his salary. He said, his certificates were given back to him after releasing him from a three-hour detention, so it is never true that he was prosecuted. Neither is he working without certificates.
He admitted being an American Citizen since 1982, but said “I stood tall for this country and the NDC and I am proud to be here this time to serve, because I know I can do the work, and I am not a bad person.”