Owusu Bempah drags Okudzeto Ablakwa to CHRAJ over alleged constitutional violation

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been reported to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) by the Deputy Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ernest Owusu-Bempah Bonsu.

The petition requests CHRAJ to investigate the MP for allegedly violating a provision in the 1992 Constitution by engaging in a profitable venture without seeking approval from Parliament. Owusu-Bempah argues that this act contradicts the very constitution Ablakwa swore an oath to uphold.

According to details of the petition, dated Friday, 7 June 2024, and made available to GhanaWeb, Ernest Owusu-Bempah alleges that the North Tongu MP is the “director, sole shareholder, and beneficial owner of Volta Klenam Farms and Industries LTD, incorporated on 2 September 2021.”

If proven to be the owner of the company, Ablakwa would be occupying a position of profit or emolument, in violation of Article 98(2) of the 1992 Constitution.

The NPP deputy communications director further indicated in his petition that Okudzeto Ablakwa’s refusal to seek permission from the Speaker of Parliament to engage in his business is a “deliberate attempt to evade scrutiny and accountability.”

Dear Sir,

PETITION: HON. SAMUEL OKUDZETO ABLAKWA’S DECEPTION AND NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS

At a time when our country is striving for economic growth, good governance, and transparency, it is highly unconscionable that a high-ranking public official, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP for North Tongu Constituency), blatantly flouts the very laws and principles that he has sworn to uphold. His actions are a disgrace to the office he occupies and an affront to the people of Ghana who expect integrity and accountability from their leaders.

As a concerned citizen, I am compelled to bring to light the grievous abuses of office, blatant breaches of constitutional provisions, and the deliberate deception by Hon. Ablakwa. My investigations have uncovered a shocking pattern of misconduct, non-compliance with our nation’s laws, and deceptive practices aimed at evading scrutiny and accountability.