The vice president’s special assistant is paid for by the State. If indeed he is a public servant and paid from a public fund then there is something wrong.
Prof. Gyimah-Boadi.
The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Gyimah-Boadi has said the vice president’s special assistant would be violating the law if he remains a campaign member for his boss.
Speaking in an interview with Joy News, Prof. Gyimah-Boadi said if it is truly established that the special assistant is running the campaign then it amounts to conflict of interest.
“The vice president’s special assistant is paid for by the State. If indeed he is a public servant and paid from a public fund then there is something wrong with him putting himself out as a campaign person for the vice president. Because that means he is working for the vice president and not for the State.”
Prof. Gyimah-Boadi said the decision by some business men to canvass for money to fund the vice president’s campaign is a novelty but he said such issues must be done transparently.
He noted that it would be prudent to check the tax records of such individuals to know their financial standings.
He said: “The fact that they are doing it in an open fashion makes it more transparent…We hope those businessmen are Ghanaians and hope what they give the Electoral Commission at a later date can audit.”
A group of business executives calling themselves Club A 600 has been formed to contribute cash to the vice president’s campaign in a bid to become the New Patriotic Party’s presidential aspirant for elections 2008.
The vice president’s special assistant is paid for by the State. If indeed he is a public servant and paid from a public fund then there is something wrong. 