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A Deputy Minister of Information, James Agyenim Boateng has described the Supreme Court ruling on Jake Obetsebi Lamptey’s ‘bungalow’ as a bad precedent.Dr. Omane Boamah, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, and a Deputy Information Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in 2008 dragged the New Patriotic Party's Chairman to court for purchasing a land housing a bungalow he occupied whilst he was a Minister of State.They accused him of abuse of office, corruption and conflict of interest and prayed the Supreme Court to declare the acquisition of the property illegal.But the Supreme Court on Tuesday returned a 6:3 verdict, dismissing the case saying that the plaintiffs failed to prove their allegations of abuse of office, corruption and conflict of interest against the respondent.Speaking on Peace FM’s morning show, ‘Kokrokoo’ Wednesday, James Agyenim-Boateng said the verdict by the Supreme Court is a bad precedent that will open a ‘floodgate’ for other occupants of state duty post accommodation to acquire those properties by virtue of their occupancy.According to the Deputy Information Minister, being the Chairman (which is factually inaccurate because Jake was not NPP Chairman then, Mac Manu was) of then ruling NPP, Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey had ‘over bearing influence’ which must has aided his acquisition of the bungalow.James Agyenim-Boateng argued that the ruling on the Jake ‘bungalow’ is not a victory the NPP must be ‘gloating’ over since the precedent this ruling has set could be very dangerous.Felix Kwakye-Ofosu, a member of the government Communications Team, who also appeared on the programme said the Supreme Court erred.Kwakye-Ofosu added Jake's actions offends ‘public morality’ and thereby cautioned the NPP against celebrating the ruling.According to him, Jake’s actions could not have happened in any advanced democratic country.The member of the government's communications team advised Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey to return the property as the situation depicts the NPP as a party scrambling over public property.
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