Kobina Tahir Hammond, the former Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, has confidently warned that no one should brand the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a corrupt party.
He cautioned against labelling the NPP as a corrupt political organisation.
KT Hammond argued that corruption allegations against some members should not be used to tarnish the image of the entire party.
According to KT Hammond, the NPP has not been implicated in any corruption case as a political party.
Speaking in an interview with Kwesi Parker-Wilson of Oyerepa TV, KT Hammond stated, “No one should brand NPP as a corrupt party. It is not the party that is corrupt; it is certain individuals who have been accused of corruption”.
“Every family has a bad nut, but that does not mean the family is bad,” he explained.
Kobina Tahir Hammond further added, “Names were mentioned, and we have different characters. No one has sued NPP. The NPP as a political party has not been to court; it is individuals within the party that have been called out”.
“The heart and mind cannot be known by the president to tell whether the person is corrupt or not until they are given appointments,” he added.
KT Hammond’s remarks come on the back of the growing number of corruption-related cases against former government appointees under the Akufo-Addo government.
Furthermore, Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has revealed that the National Service ghost names scandal now stands at GHC2.2 billion and not GHC548 million.
According to the Attorney General, following a forensic audit by the Auditor-General, a new figure of GHC2.2 billion has been uncovered to be the amount of money stolen.
He revealed that, per this new information, the charge sheet against the suspects will be amended for fresh charges to be brought against these suspects.
Speaking at the press briefing on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Dr Dominic Ayine added, “ I wish to announce that the Auditor-General has conducted a forensic audit into the National Service scandal, and the total amount of money stolen or illegally spent now stands at GHC2.2 billion and not the GHC548 million that was uncovered by my investigators as at June 2025.
I have here a copy of the Auditor-General’s report. We are going to base upon this in some cases and amend our charge sheet in other to bring fresh charges,” he stated.
The Attorney General further revealed investigations are still ongoing in respect to the All African Games, Mathematical sets contract, Bank of Ghana new building, stadia renovation and the National Cathedral project.
“In the case of the National Cathedral, we have requested that the Auditor-General should conduct another forensic audit, and he is being helped by one of the big four accounting companies,” he remarked.
Also, Dr Dominic Ayine revealed that the government has demanded a refund of $2 million from JA Plant Pool and also raised an alarm in Ghana for the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) heavy-duty equipment.
Additionally, Dr Ayine accused Hanan Abdul-Wahab of acquiring luxury assets by misappropriating public funds during his tenure.
According to the Attorney General, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have traced several properties and bank transactions linked to Abdul-Wahab.
Meanwhile, more than 80 former government officials under the erstwhile Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government have been brought in for questioning over various corruption cases by the office of the Attorney.
Speaking on Accra-based Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana TV program, the Minister for government communications at the office of the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, stated, “So you may not know. But I can tell you, over 80 different people have been interviewed. Some of them have been given bail quietly. Some of them have people standing surety for them. 80? 80. And more.
And this is something that continues to happen. And let me tell you, all the 280 cases that Oram presented have been looked into. All of them, bar none. So that has been done.
There are some done naturally because of the actors involved and their own attempts to seek support from their base. It gets to the front burner. Because when they are invited or arrested, they mobilise people to come and make noise, to demand their release. So that one naturally is covered by the media. And then sometimes even the media gets wind of it, and so you blow it up,” he said
He added, “That is standard practice. It is not everything that comes before the Attorney General or prosecutorial bodies that they take to court. In fact, there may yet be instances where there is evidence of wrongdoing. But perhaps the weight of the evidence may be insufficient.
Because in criminal cases, you have to meet a certain height ratio that it must be beyond a reasonable doubt. So there are instances where you see that yes, there are questions to be answered. The questions have not been satisfactorily answered. But if you take it to court, you may not get the evidence that is required to secure a conviction. So you leave it at that until a time when you get additional evidence,” he added.