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The governing National Democratic Congress insists officials of the opposition New Patriotic Party cannot feign innocence and pretend as if the stashing of official documents on their way out of office is new and totally unheard off.
A deputy Information Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah says that posturing can only be far from the truth because the government has a tall list of ex-government officials who took some of their files away; others who were kind enough to return them and those who are completely belligerent on the matter.
Okudzeto Ablakwa accused, Dr. Wereko Brobby, a leading member of the NPP and CEO of the defunct Ghana@50 Celebration of taking with him documents relating to the Ghana@50 investigations and brought it back only after he was asked to do so.
The deputy Minister was reacting to vehement denials by ex-government officials to an allegation he Okudzeto made that the NPP officials took away with them vital documents when they were leaving office.
Ex-Chief of Staff Kwodwo Mpiani told Joy FM the allegations that he took away important documents are untrue and can only be diversionary.
He said only an “ignorant minister” who knows little or nothing about how the civil service operates will make such an argument.
He posited that the Chief of Staff's office was not the repository of all government documents explaining that whatever transaction his office may have had with any other state department, correspondence will be present in both offices.
He said assuming without admitting that he took away copies of the documents in his office, what about trails of correspondence left in the other offices? “Did I go round to take all those documents in those offices as well,” he quizzed.
He further argued that if the NPP had taken documents on the Woyome saga away with them, as is being alleged, then that would have been good enough basis for the NDC government to thrash claims by Alfred Woyome that the previous NPP government abrogated a legitimate contract, because there would be no evidence to support his claims and there will be no reason to pay that amount to him.
Dr. Akoto Osei who was Minister of State at the Finance Ministry has also rubbished the claims, insisting it is part of a grand plot to cover up the details of the Woyome saga
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