During his latest broadcast of Good Evening Ghana, host Paul Adom-Otchere turned his attention to the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, questioning his consistency on issues of corruption and accountability.
Adom-Otchere recalled how Ablakwa had previously raised strong allegations against individuals such as Brian Acheampong, which led to investigations and the cancellation of certain deals.
He commended Ablakwa for those efforts but expressed disappointment that the legislator was now, in his view, acting contrary to the anti-corruption stance he often champions.
“Honourable Ablakwa, you were shouting on everybody that they are corrupt,” Adom-Otchere said, addressing the MP directly.
“You mounted a platform against Brian Acheampong that he’s corrupt. The committee listened to you and they cancelled the thing. Congratulations.
“But now you are going to take GHC 400,000 (GetFund resources) into your pocket for all the money you have at the Foreign Ministry, why?”
He accused Ablakwa of preparing to benefit from funds which, he argued, would burden taxpayers unnecessarily. Adom-Otchere suggested that the MP should instead refuse the money in Parliament to prove his integrity.
“Can’t you stand up for once, for what you believe in?” he asked. “Can’t you rise up in Parliament and say, Mr. Speaker, I will not take this money?”
The broadcaster went further, likening Ablakwa’s situation to past controversies under the Akufo-Addo government, such as the disbursement of GETFund scholarships to politically connected individuals, a matter which also stirred public outrage.
To Adom-Otchere, the issue was not just about Ablakwa as an individual but also about the credibility of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which he framed as failing to present a clear alternative to the previous NPP administration.
“Is that the change we want? Is that the Ghana we want?” he asked, questioning whether the same practices the NDC criticises are being repeated by its own members.
