We
are shocked to the marrow by the irresponsible, hypocritical and
baseless calls for the arrest and prosecution of Madam Betty Mould and
we are unequivocal in our resolve to ensure that no harm comes to this
noble daughter of Kwabre and the country at large because we believe
Madam Betty Mould ought to be celebrated for her exploits and
achievements for both the country and the NDC.
The recent
acquittal and discharge of Wayome by the court has added a new twist to
the Wayome saga to the extent that persons we believe ought to know
better are calling for the arrest and prosecution of Madam Betty Mould.
The
judge at the trial stated that Madam Betty at all times acted in good
faith and in consultation with the relevant stakeholders. Where then
lies the claims of connivance when indeed all these point to her hands
being clean?
The height of hypocrisy is currently being
displayed by Kennedy Agyapong who insulted the NPP that they did not
stand by Osafo Marfo’s tribal bigotry yet hypocritically turns round and
calls on the NDC to prosecute one of its own for no tangible reason.
Clearly, this double standards should not be tolerated by a party
wanting to retain power in 2016.
Even in opposition, the NPP is
protecting their own when indeed they are in the wrong yet clandestinely
want the NDC to prosecute their own eventhough there is no evidence of
wrongdoing.
We can say on authority that no one, and we repeat
not a single soul can come out and tell the world that Madam Betty Mould
has taken a penny as bribe from the fellow.
It stands to reason
that indeed Wayome or any of his representatives has not been able to
give the slightest of indications that Madam Betty Mould had benefitted
from the judgement debt awarded to him. That is a sign of a woman of
unblemished character and so we strongly resist any attempts to try to
tarnish her hard won reputation.
Madam Betty Mould recently
became a vice chairman of the NDC and this has sent shivers down the
spine of the opposition. The opposition bent on diverting attention from
their already wobbling chances of coming back to power will go to any
length to shift
attention from their seeming unreadiness to ever
govern this country. This attempt will fail because whoever thinks
he/she can play the drum for Madam Betty’s downfall should bear in mind
that it shall not sound and that some of us will not allow anyone to
even hold onto the stick to hit the drum with.
We are
unrelenting in our support for Madam Betty Mould because this
illustrious woman has been and continues to be the backbone of NDC in
the Ashanti region. She has single handedly endured and continues to
endure the burden of the various activities of this region and many
others.
Her contributions both as Attorney General and later as
Minister of Education was a contributory factor in the NDC attaining
over 600,000 votes in the Ashanti region.
We are also aware of
her contributions to the development of the two (2) Kwabre Districts and
Constituencies, the three Atwima districts, women and youth wings of
the party and also the Ashanti regional secretariat. Madam Betty has
effectively changed the Ashanti region from an NDC waterloo to an NDC
stronghold.
Surprisingly, people are expressing legal opinions
even though the presiding judge Justice Ajet Nassam stated categorically
in his ruling that “It is my considered opinion that, such criticism of
the then Minister [Betty Mould Iddrissu] by the prosecutor is
misplaced… The head of Legal at the Finance Ministry [Paul Asimenu]
wrote his view justifying the payment.
There were other persons
who met to deliberate on the petition. The decision, to me was not
wholly taken by the then Minister, Honourable Betty Mould Iddrisu.” In
fact, the trial judge went further to state “I will further show why I
am of the view that, the decision taken was not only that of Mrs. Betty
Mould-lddrisu.
In her quest for expert opinion on the Financial
Engineering claim by the accused, Honourable Betty Mould-lddrisu wrote
to those involved, including the Building Industry Consultants (B. I.
C.), the Government Consultants on CAN 2008. One Magnus Rex Danquah
replied the letter.”
This is the position of the law and this
position clearly exonerates Madam Betty Mould from the allegations of
connivance being trumpeted by the very people who brought about this
situation. Indeed, the actions and inactions of the NPP during the
period leading up to the CAN 2008 leaves much to be desired.
Attempts
to push their wrongs under the carpet will not wash by trying to divert
attention with their recent crusade. If we are to interrogate the
issues then certainly we will appreciate it better with a little of
history and so the NPP should be guided by the history of this whole
brouhaha.
There is an Attorney General who sold our drill ship
to settle a judgement debt under the nose of a president who said he
will not prosecute his officials since he risks running down his
government. If you live in a glass house, you do not throw stones!
We
will not want to give credence to assertions made by the “all knowing”
Franklin Cudjoe. We will just advice him to concentrate on putting out a
genuine Curriculum Vitae and save himself some credibility rather than
wasting everybody’s time doing the bidding of his paymasters. If he is
ashamed then indeed he ought to be ashamed for seeking to dent the
credibility of persons whose heights he can only dream of.
We
will on this note like to commend Madam Betty Mould for keeping her calm
in the mist of all these misinformations and distortions and not
allowing her emotions to take the better of her.
Our detractors
have tried to break her resolve but Madam Betty has stayed strong as she
allows the law to take its course and finally as Justice Ajet Nassam
put it “It is my opinion that this letter dated the 5th day of August,
2005 formed the basis of a binding agreement between Vamed and
Government of Ghana and the processes having been terminated wrongfully
by the Government, the claimants were entitled to compensations for
serviced rendered,"
We will like to call on government and the
Attorney General to not kowtow to the whims of people who do not have
the country at heart but rather looking for a campaign message ahead of
the 2016 general elections. The NDC gave birth to the government and we
will want to see the government act as such.
We are very proud
of Madam Betty Mould and will fiercely resist any attempts to bring her
name into disrepute. The NPP being afraid of their electoral fortunes
due to the work Madam Betty is doing will go to any length to try to
pull her down. The NPP should brace themselves up for a showdown because
we are ready to sacrifice our very existence for Madam Betty Mould.
Madam Betty is Ashanti NDC and Ashanti NDC is Madam Betty.
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