Senior Presidential Staffer Rosemond Obeng has claimed that several individuals currently on trial by Attorney-General Dominic Ayine for causing financial loss to the state and other alleged crimes are closely associated with a potential New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer.

Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on Tuesday, December 30, Ms Obeng urged those implicated to come forward and disclose any relevant information, suggesting that doing so could influence their legal outcomes.

“And let me also send some advice and caution to the people who are victims in this whole thing, who may be facing jail sentences. I would tell them to speak up,” she said.

Ms Obeng claimed that many of those facing trial were connected in various ways to the prospective NPP flagbearer.

“Some of them, I think almost all of them, were associated one way or the other with a potential flagbearer of the NPP,” she alleged.

“They were actually dining and wining together. When you even go to their Facebook pages, from Buffer Stock to the likes of Wontumi to NSS’ Gifty Oware to NSB’s Adu Boahene, you realise that there’s a particular connection. It’s a puzzle for Ghanaians to unravel.”

She further suggested that the proceeds of the alleged crimes may have indirectly benefited the potential flagbearer.

“Some went to the flagbearer. So it’s important they speak up because the person is nurturing an ambition to be president, running around, and touring the whole country with money that is supposed to be retrieved.

“And so it’s better they speak up. Perhaps they could lessen their sentence, or it could do something for them. They can’t go down alone. So this is just cautionary advice.”

Ms Obeng also defended the Mahama administration’s anti-corruption drive, stating that it aims not only to recover stolen funds but also to ensure convictions.

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She explained that while recovering public funds remains important, the Attorney-General’s approach shows a clear determination to ensure alleged offenders face trial and possible punishment.

“The style of the Attorney-General, he’s looking more like conviction,” she said.

“Somebody wanted to pay about 22 million Ghana cedis for a crime they committed, but he wants the person to go to trial. So I think it’s a bit intertwined; it will differ from case to case. However, we are interested in making sure that Ghanaians get the justice they are seeking so much, and that corporates are also punished.”