The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has denied having a personal feud with the National Cathedral’s Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Reverend Victor Kusi Boateng.
He stressed that he doesn’t know Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng well enough to have ill will towards him, emphasising that he’s simply acting in his legislative capacity in response to his campaign against the secretary of the National Cathedral Board of Trustees.
On July 13, the High Human Rights Court rejected contempt charges brought by Rev. Kusi Boateng against the North Tongu MP.
Speaking on Eyewitness News after winning the court case, the vociferous lawmaker clarified, “It is also to emphasize that at the height of this running battle with Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, it’s a conflict of interest discovery I made that while he sat on the board of the National Cathedral as Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, he made payments to an entity, JNS Talent Centre Ltd, where he’s a director in the name of Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, with a separate identity, hoping that he will not be found out.”
“People shouldn’t forget the background, because some people have sought to create the impression that this is some personal battle or somebody I don’t like. Not at all, I don’t know him from Adam, it’s nothing personal”.
Ablakwa called the court decision a “victory for truth and parliamentary oversight.” This means I may continue with my research and publications.”
Background
Mr Ablakwa said in his exposé that Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng’s JNS Talent Centre Ltd was paid GH2.6 million to assist build the National Cathedral under the alias Kwabena Adu Gyamfi.
According to him, records in his hands show that Kwabena Adu Gyamfi is the same as Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, who is still an Executive Council Member/Director on the National Cathedral Board.
In reaction to the charges, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng issued a statement in which he called Mr Ablakwa’s statements a “twisted narration of events” and threatened to sue the MP.
He then filed an action against the MP, and the allegations were rejected by the Accra High Court.
And today, the Human Rights Court ruled on the latest rejection of the allegations against Ablakwa.
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