Mr Tsatsu Tsikata, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has revealed that former president John Agyekum Kufuor and then Attorney General in 2002, Akufo-Addo were determined to put him behind bars at all cost.

In an interview on TV3, Mr Tsikata said the trial judge, Justice Henrietta Abban “had been adjourning because she had said if she didn’t do that there will be a mistrial.

“She did indicate that if she did not wait for the Supreme Court and the Court of appeal there will be a mistrial. In spite of all that she still went ahead to pronounce judgement on that day. You can’t really make head and tail of that in purely legal terms. The lesson I am trying to draw is this, we will want to have confidence in the judicial system. We want to have confidence that when you go to court the decisions will be based on law and the facts.

“But we also have to recognize that unfortunately that does not always happen. There are other factors that influence the course of justice including the factors political pressure being brought to bear on judges to come to a certain decision at all cost.

“In my case there was no question about the fact that the political pressure from right up to the president level, the Attorney General at that time now President Akufo-Addo, President Kufuor. They were determined that I would have to go to jail.

“That determination seemed to be based on the wish to demonstrate that certain things had not been done right under President Rawlings in the past.”

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Security Analyst, Adib Saani has challenged politicians claiming there’s no sense of insecurity in the country to walk in town without bodyguards.

He was reacting to comments by Interior Minister, Ambrose Derry who insisted Ghana is safe because other countries are experiencing worse insecurities.

However, Adib Saani believes there country is no more the safe haven it used to be; adding that even police officers are complaining of insecurities.

“I would advise that they withdraw their personal security detail to prove that indeed, there is security in Ghana. It doesn’t make sense to have a bodyguard when you think all is safe. It is hypocritical and insensitive to maintain your bodyguards at the same time opine that Ghana is safe,” he said in a statement.

He continued: “The trend is so bad that even police personnel complain of insecurity. As expected, a lot more Ghanaians will be enquiring about owning guns. Some might use crooked methods to obtain these weapons. This will invariably birth another major security challenge. How about the other millions of Ghanaians without bodyguards?”

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Former Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, Joseph Yammin says President Akufo-Addo broke no law by hiring a private jet on his trip to France, however, he could have gone for a less expensive one.

According to Mr Yammin, the President needs protection both internally and externally however, the huge monies spent on luxurious private jets could have done something fir the suffering Ghanaians.

“For me, the President broke no law, but he could have learnt from Prophet Nehemiah in the Bible who built a wall for the Israelites without charge when the people were in captivity. Nana Akufo-Addo could have gone for a less expansive jet if he really had the country at heart”, he said.

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