An aerial view of the National Cathedral of Ghana project site
A leading member of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah, has reportedly accused the Attorney General, Godfred Dame, of being selective in the prosecution of persons deemed to have caused financial loss to the state.
Kwame Jantuah made these remarks while commenting on the prosecution of Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and businessman Richard Gakpa, who have been accused of causing financial loss to the state.
He cited issues surrounding the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana as a clear case of causing financial loss to the state that the Attorney General has decided to ignore.
According to him, several million dollars of taxpayers' money have been spent on the cathedral project, but there is nothing to show for it. The Office of the Attorney General and other anti-corruption agencies are not interested in investigating it.
"How much money has been sunk into the National Cathedral? We are saying that the ambulances didn't meet the standards. Have we seen any progress with the national cathedral?" Kwame Jantuah questioned.
He continued, "How much money has been invested there, and the NPP people will tell you it went to parliament... have you seen any progress? Hasn't taxpayers' money been put into a big hole; how much money is that? 58 million US dollars."
Jantuah emphasized, "Is that not causing financial loss to the state? Should that not attract the Special Prosecutor and the Attorney-General to take action? If causing financial loss to the state is what we are addressing with this case, is there no financial loss in that case?"
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