Professor Ransford Gyampo, a lecturer in political science at the University of Ghana, called the prosecution of Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the minority leader in the continuing ambulance case, a “vicious scheme.”
Such an act by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), according to Prof. Gyampo, “should be worrying to all well-meaning Ghanaians who cherish our cohesion and peace.”
In his witness statement, Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance case, claimed that Attorney General Godfred Dame had previously informed him that he was under pressure to bring charges against Ato Forson from President Akufo-Addo and former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
In a Facebook post, Prof. Gyampo stated that the ruling NPP will unquestionably be the “worst offenders in decimating public confidence in our court and judicial processes” if Richard Jakpa’s claims turn out to be accurate.
The post reads:
“The vicious scheme to jail Ato Forson at all cost by the NPP, as revealed by Richard Jakpa’s recent application in court, should be worrying to all well-meaning Ghanaians who cherish our cohesion and peace. In his witness statement, Jakpa, I am told, testifies on oath that the Attorney-General told him that the reason for his inclusion in the prosecution is to mask the real intention behind the whole trial and that it was the President of the Republic and Ken Ofori Atta who are mounting pressure for Ato Forson to be jailed. Jakpa is therefore asking the court for an opportunity to testify to these matters and be cross-examined.
“If truly, someone deserves to be punished, so should it be. But if Jakpa successfully adduces evidence to back his claims, the NPP would succeed in being the worst offenders in decimating public confidence in our court and judicial processes.”
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