Politics of Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Source: mynewsgh.com
Former President John Dramani Mahama appears to have broken his silence on the jailing of three persons who served under his administration by the Accra Commercial High Court presided by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour.
The persons are Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, the former Board Chair of the National Communication Authority (NCA); William Tetteh Tevie, former Director-General of the NCA; Nana Owusu Ensaw, a former board member; Alhaji Salifu Mimina Osman, a former Deputy National Security Coordinator, and a businessman, George Derek Oppong.
One of them was acquitted on appeal and the other was discharged leaving the three, who were jailed six years with hard labour. They were charged with causing financial loss to the state by not following the “right procedure” in the award of a $4million contract for a Pegassus spying machine from Israel.
The judge however acquitted them on charges of stealing and conspiracy to steal.
Justice Eric Kyei Baffour also ruled that William Tevie and Alhaji Osman did not benefit in any way from the transaction but jailed them for breach of the procurement procedure.
John Dramani Mahama reacts
The leader of the NDC, John Mahama who appointed the trio, on May 13 posted a cryptic Twitter picture of ‘Lady Justice” blindfolded but firmly holding her scale and her sword which has deep meaning.
Mahama added the message: [“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself” —Louis Nizer.]
“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself”
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) May 12, 2020
—Louis Nizer. pic.twitter.com/XLiNcZX0tN