Fatimatu Abubakar, the former Information Minister, has said former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo could have sent over fifteen NDC MPs to Nsawam Prison over the double salary scandal.
According to Fatimatu Abubakar, Akufo-Addo could have sanctioned the entire leadership of the NDC Members of Parliament (MPs) over the claimed double salary scandal, but chose not to.
It will be recalled that the double salary scandal reports emerged with about 48 Members of Parliament, who served as ministers under the then former President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, fingered for allegedly receiving double salaries.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Service opened investigations into the claims; however, the CID later clarified that investigations had not been suspended.
The report had earlier suggested that 25 MPs were invited by the CID for questioning; however, further documentation indicated that nearly 48 former NDC appointees were involved.
The data revealed several ministers took double salaries between 2012 and 2016, with some receiving double payments monthly throughout their tenure, while others did so for shorter periods because of reshuffles.
Speaking on Movement TV on December 6, 2025, Fatimatu Abubakar stated, “When we were in government, there was the double salary scandal. They had more than fifteen MPs implicated and other issues.
If we had taken action, by now almost the entire front bench of the Majority would have been in Nsawam. But the President didn’t want that. How do you wipe out the leadership of a whole political party in the name of double salary?” she questioned.
“I have lost hope in Ghana because it is glaring that what is happening is politically motivated. I have heard the national chairman of the NDC listing all the top political appointments they will sack from the Chief Justice to the Electoral Commission,” she claimed.
Fatimatu Abubakar further criticised the NDC over its unfair treatment of former appointees of the erstwhile NPP government accused of corruption.
She highlighted that bail conditions for appointees facing corruption and related charges are excessively high.
In related bail condition news, Sam Pyne, a Former Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Kumasi Mayor, has warned the NDC-led government over their excessive bail conditions in recent corruption-related cases.
According to Sam Pyne, if such trends continue, the next NPP government might as well launch a One District, One EOCO Office initiative.
He further warned that when the NPP comes to power, the NDC appointees will have to bring the crucified Christ on the cross as their bail conditions.
Mr Pyne urged State authorities to be measured and fair in everything as they pursue justice.
He warned that excessive bail terms could erode public confidence in the legal process.
Watch the video below: