'Tomorrow is pregnant' rhetoric undermines accountability’ - Alhassan Suhuyini

Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has cautioned politicians against using phrases such as ‘Tomorrow is pregnant’ and ‘the tables will turn’ in discussions about accountability, describing them as veiled threats that weaken public confidence in Ghana's democracy.

In a post shared on Facebook on July 20, 2026, Suhuyini argued that such expressions reinforce the perception that politics is driven by mutual protection rather than responsibility and integrity.

"The indiscriminate use of phrases like 'Tomorrow is pregnant' and 'the tables will turn' lately in any accountability or responsibility conversation are veiled threats that do no politician any good," he indicated.

According to him, the rhetoric further entrenches the notion that Ghana's political system operates as a ‘chop-make-a-chop’ arrangement, where political actors shield one another while engaging in irresponsible and corrupt practices.

Suhuyini stressed that issues of governance and accountability should be judged solely on the basis of what is right or wrong, fair or unfair, rather than on fears of future political retaliation.

"We must address issues in the context of wrong and right, fair and unfair without regard to an unknown future retaliation because our democracy depends on transparency and trust and not elitism," he stated.

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His comment follows discussions surrounding Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi’s conviction and sentence to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour.

Chairman Wontumi was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment after the Criminal Court 4 Division of the High Court found him guilty on all six counts brought against him.

In a judgment delivered on Monday, July 20, 2026, Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ordered that the prison terms run concurrently. The court also fined Wontumi 10,000 penalty units on each of the six counts.

Akonta Mining Limited, which was also convicted on two counts, was fined 15,000 penalty units for each count.

The convictions were secured under the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act 995), which prescribes stiffer penalties for illegal mining-related offences.

Chairman Wontumi, Akonta Mining Limited, and a third accused person, Kwame Antwi, were prosecuted over alleged illegal mining activities on the company's concession at Samreboi in the Western Region.

According to the prosecution, the accused unlawfully assigned mineral rights on the concession without the approval of the sector minister and facilitated mining activities without the required authorisation, contrary to the provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act.

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