He went on to question the thinking behind Mr. Tsikata receiving these benefits 15 years after his involvement with GNPC saying \u201che has not worked for the government of Ghana, let alone GNPC, for one second since 2000 so for what reason is Mr. Tsikata to be given such benefits?\u201d \u201cThe last thing the nation expects is for him to be rewarded about 1 million cedis of the oil money 15 year after his tenure\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Mr. Hammond noted, \u201cthis is a matter that goes beyond the remit of the parliamentary committee\u201d and went on to call for a presidential probe into the alleged payments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is what I have put before this country, that the president of the republic should immediately have investigations conducted. We want to know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has been paid. Government should investigate. What is the basis for the payments? Who authorized the payment?\u201d<\/p>\n When asked to comment on the inaction from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) towards Mr. Tsikata when they were running the state, Mr. Hammond said, \u201cyou allow sleeping dogs lie. That is not the nature of our administration. There are things that people do and you think, what is the point?\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, saying, \u201cunder normal circumstances, that should have been the case. Nobody saw the need for that.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Tsatsu](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Tsatsu-Tsikata-citifmonline.jpg\")