Retrieve state funds paid under the Agyapa deal – NDC mounts pressure on Gov't
The NDC said they are disappointment in the manner in which the government is allegedly shielding persons involved in the agreement.
Jonas Danquah 
The opposition NDC has given the Akufo-Addo led government a one-week ultimatum to retrieve all state monies pumped into Agyapa Royalties deal.
The General Secretary of the NDC, Mr. Asiedu-Nketia said if the government fails to respond positively to their demands, the NDC together with organisations who share in their view would embark on series of protest and legal actions.
He noted this, speaking at the party’s weekly press briefing in Accra on Tuesday, November 10.
According to the General Secretary of the NDC, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who cited a Corruption Risk Assessment report presented by the Special Prosecutor, Mr. Martin A.B.K Amidu, last week which indicated that the Agyapa deal was null and void, said the party would fight to protect the state's resources.
“The NDC hereby demands, that President Akufo retrieves for the state the billions of cedis his government has illegally paid under the Agyapa deal to Databank and African Legal Associates, within the next 7 days, failing which the NDC and other like-minded progressive forces, shall embark on series of protest and legal actions to ensure that every pesewa paid to these companies are refunded back to the State for nation building.” he said as quoted by Graphic.com
He expressed the party’s disappointment in the manner in which the government is allegedly shielding persons who are said to be involved in the agreement.
“The NDC is appalled by the refusal of President Akufo-Addo to crack the whip on the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta who supervised this daylight heist, and his Deputy, Charles Adu Boahen, who fraudulently signed the Mandate Agreement when he had no locus to do so under our laws. It is sad but unsurprising, that these government officials who are responsible for the shady Agyapa deal which has occasioned a huge financial loss to the nation, are still at post,” he said.
He also disagreed with the suggestion by President Akufo-Addo to take the deal back to parliament as well as the directive by the Special Prosecutor to hold investigations until after the December elections.
“The findings of Procurement cannot be remedied by any Parliamentary review of the deal as is being urged on us by President Akufo Addo. These issues can only, and must be addressed through the criminal justice system of this country,” he explained.
Mr. Asiedu Nketia, however, called on Mr. Amidu to begin investigations and ensure that all persons who played a role in the Agyapa deal are dealt with according to the law.
