Government is praying the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), to dismiss a\u00a0petition on the $ 2.25bn bond brought before it by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer, Yaw Brongya Genfi.<\/p>\n
Mr. Genfi petitioned CHRAJ to investigate the bond on grounds that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, had attempted to \u201cpromote a personal interest for himself, as well as family and friends, which interfered with the objective exercise of his duties.\u201d<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”3G5PRLUReBOGWzsjRUiYFDteisNJcvAc”]A 17-paged letter from the Attorney General\u2019s office, signed by the Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, however rubbished these claims, insisting that \u201cthere is no evidence of any act or omission on the part of either the Ministry or the Minister supporting an allegation of participation in a business transaction or activity for the benefit of friends or family.\u201d<\/p>\n
It further clarified that \u201cneither did the personal interests of either the Ministry of Finance or the Minister for Finance interfere with the performance of their duties and functions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo the extent that the allegations made by the petitioner had the real tendency to negatively taint an otherwise highly successful financial exercise of great import by the Government of Ghana, we deem the petitioner\u2019s allegations as very deplorable, since same are clearly anchored on blatant falsehoods and manifest unfamiliarity with the regulations and procedure for the issue of Government of Ghana Bonds. We pray for the petition to be dismissed as grossly unmeritorious and frivolous,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n
Read details of the letter here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Brongya Genfi in his petition made the following requests<\/p>\n Mr. Genfi also demanded that the following questions must be answered:<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana\n
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