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Anti-corruption campaigner and a member of Occupy Ghana, Sydney Casely-Hayford, has described recent claims made by the outgoing moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, that he rejected some bribes from politicians, as a waste of the Ghanaian public’s time.<\/p>\n

According to him, it was needless for Professor Martey to make the revelations if he did not accept the bribes that were allegedly offered him.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”HRa5Hc94ViwoUidRatwxuMumFW0eZ8Q0″]\u201cI don\u2019t see the purpose of what Rev. Martey has done. If he didn\u2019t take the money then there\u2019s no point talking about it. If he did take the money, then he should tell us who he took it from so that we can make our own decisions as to whether it\u2019s a good thing or bad thing in society,\u201d Casely-Hayford said on Citi FM<\/strong>\u2019s news analysis programme, The Big Issue<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that the revelation that somebody came to bribe me to keep my mouth quiet is a waste of the public\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added however that, if the Presby Moderator felt strongly about the issue he should name the people who tried to induce him so that the public can get a better understanding of the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the moderator is serious and feels passionately about what happened and that somebody is trying to influence him to keep quiet and he feels aggrieved about it, he should tell us who the person was. He should give us a name or names. It doesn\u2019t matter if he can prosecute or not; at least he would bring up the matter and the public would be aware of what happened,\u201d Sydney said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it turns out that he\u2019s not telling the truth and he puts someone\u2019s name out in the public domain, then the person can sue him, we\u2019ll know where we stand and the truth will come out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018A Rawlings thing\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sydney Casely-Hayford likened\u00a0Professor Martey\u2019s rant to similar outbursts by Former President Jerry John Rawlings, who has, on several occasions publicly criticised government officials.<\/p>\n

According to Sydney, the tendency of these public personalities to make allegations without mentioning the names of people involv[starlist][\/starlist]ed was unfortunate and could lead to unnecessary panic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a Jerry Rawlings thing. He\u2019ll come and say there are people in the country who are trying to destabilize the country and turn us into a pack of beggars but he won\u2019t tell you who.\u00a0It\u2019s fear-mongering and trying to make people worried and scared about things, trying to create some panic and mayhem\u201d<\/p>\n

I rejected $100,000 bribe – Rev Martey<\/strong><\/p>\n

The outspoken Moderator revealed last Tuesday that he rejected several attempts by politicians to buy his conscience\u00a0with money and keep him from criticizing the government.<\/p>\n

He claimed that he had been offered gifts by politicians including 100,000 dollars and a Trasacco House, all of which he rejected<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPoliticians had tried all means to muzzle me, to get me but they can\u2019t, they come with bribes, fat envelopes, $100,000.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that, some of these politicians also come with \u201cthe promises that if you keep quiet we will give you a house at Trasacco with swimming pool\u2026 We will give you Four Wheel drive [vehicle] but you know what; these people were lucky that I do not have big dogs in my house else I would have released the dogs for them to bite them,\u201d Professor Martey added.<\/p>\n

However, a former Public Relations Officer of the church, Emmanuel Osei Akyeampong, has said that Professor Martey accepted the bribe of $100,000, a claim which has\u00a0since been denied<\/strong><\/a><\/span> by the Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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