Ambulance trial: Ahiagbah slams minority over decision to boycott parliament
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has criticised the Minority in Parliament over the decision to boycott parliamentary sittings in support of their leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, in the ambulance trial.
Dr Ato Forson, a former Deputy Finance Minister, is on trial for causing the state a €2.3 million loss. He faces charges related to the purchase of 200 ambulances between 2014 and 2016.
He is facing five counts of wilfully causing financial loss to the state, abetment to wilfully causing financial loss to the state, contravention of the Public Procurement Act, and intentionally misapplying public property.
In a statement, the Minority Caucus expressed unwavering support for their leader and emphasized their unity by abstaining from parliamentary sittings on days scheduled for the ongoing ambulance trial.
They criticized the court’s decisions, which they believed hindered Dr. Ato Forson from fulfilling his constitutional responsibilities.
The Minority Chief Whip, Kwame Governs Agbodza, also stated that the NDC Minority Caucus reserves the right to utilize all available parliamentary tools in its legislative approach.
However, Mr Ahiagbah says the Minority’s actions undermine the rule of law and the fight against corruption.
“The NDC Minority Caucus’s support for Dr. Ato Forson undermines the rule of law and the fight against corruption.”
“This demonstrates the NDC’s double standards on corruption. The NDC needs to understand that their partisan solidarity goes against the interests of the taxpayers who pay their salaries,” he wrote on X.
The NDC Minority Caucus’s support for Dr. Ato Forson undermines the rule of law and the fight against corruption. This demonstrates the NDC’s double standards on corruption. The NDC needs to understand that their partisan solidarity goes against the interests of the taxpayers who… pic.twitter.com/dSYERGHrZH
— Richard Ahiagbah (@RAahiagbah) June 12, 2024