Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as Kwame A Plus, the member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, has fired shots at the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Abena Osei-Asare.
According to Kwame A-Plus, what ethical framework allows Abena Osei-Asare, who served as Deputy Minister of Finance under the previous administration, to challenge others on accountability?
In a long post on Facebook, Kwame A-Plus wrote, “The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is currently led by a former deputy of Ken Ofori-Atta, Abena Osei Asare, who at one point was in charge of revenue. Let me go straight to the point: it lacks both credibility and moral authority for Abena Osei Asare to question anyone in this country. It doesn’t take a law to realise this. It takes the fear of God.
How can any serious nation permit this individual to question appointees of President John Dramani Mahama, who have been in office for less than a year, when she and her superior spent nearly a decade deliberately driving this country toward chaos?”
The Gomoa Central further highlighted that Abena Osei Asare was part of the financial infractions of the Akufo-Addo government.
He added, “This same woman, not too long ago, was seen on live television passionately defending the then Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, for refusing to disclose his age.
Under the regime she served, Ghana has been engulfed in numerous contentious contracts that are now being scrutinised by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP):
Take the Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML) Contract — a multi-billion cedi agreement established between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and SML during Ken Ofori-Atta’s time in office. The OSP is currently investigating the validity of this contract and its financial implications for the nation.
Then there is the ECG–Beijing Jao Loss Reduction Contract, which involved the Electricity Company of Ghana and Beijing Jao, purportedly aimed at minimising system losses. Investigators are now assessing whether proper procedures were followed and if the nation faced undue losses.
Additionally, consider the Health Ministry’s Ambulance Deal with Service Ghana Auto Limited — a contract for ambulance procurement that is undergoing investigation for potential violations of procurement regulations and mismanagement of public resources.
These are not mere whispers; these are active investigations into the very administration where Abena Osei Asare played a significant role. Thus, what ethical framework allows her to challenge others on accountability?”.
A Plus further quizzed, “How can a woman who served as deputy to a man involved in the most dubious “holy project” in our history, a National Cathedral that not only drained the state’s coffers but practically scammed our heavenly Father, now presume to judge others?
The deputy of a man who “built” a temple without walls, “accounted” for faith without receipts, served God Almighty with a “tsobo” budget, now sitting in Parliament, questioning appointees about accountability. Anokwa!”.
According to A Plus, Abena Osei Asare was not just an observer but an integral part of an administration that oversaw economic decline.
“Abena Osei Asare was not merely an observer—she was an integral part of an administration that oversaw economic decline, reckless borrowing for personal gain, and the gross mismanagement that brought hardships to countless Ghanaians. Yet here she stands today, brazenly questioning appointees who are still finding their footing.
Her demeanour at Committee hearings is not bravery; it is hypocrisy cloaked in authority. It undermines the struggles of every Ghanaian striving to navigate the consequences of her catastrophic leadership.
Her position in that committee, interrogating state officials live on television, transcends irony—it is a national disgrace. By this point, she should be facing the inquiries by the committee herself, rather than posing them”, he added.
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