May 26: Supreme Court Ruling Can Result In Someone Selling The Castle To Himself!
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a lawmaker says the ruling by the Supreme Court that former Tourism Minister and one-time Chief of Staff in the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey had the right under the constitution.
…to purchase the bungalow in which he occupied because he bought it in his capacity as a citizen and not as a minister, has serious ramifications in the quest to fight corruption within public offices.
Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, who is the NDC Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma Central believes the ruling has paved the way for public officials to do similar if not worse acts by acquiring for themselves such public property they are supposed to keep.