Godwin Edudzi Tameklo is the Acting CEO of NPA
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has launched a scathing criticism on former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, urging him to seek spiritual forgiveness over his alleged role in the ambulance purchase trial.
Speaking on The KeyPoints on TV3 on Saturday, May 24, 2025, Tameklo condemned the former Attorney General’s conduct, following the recent admission into evidence of a leaked audio recording and WhatsApp conversations between Godfred Dame and Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the case.
Jakpa had accused Dame of urging him to implicate the first accused, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, who was the Minority Leader in Parliament at the time and current Minister of Finance.
As such, Tameklo called on Dame to seek forgiveness from God for what he believes was morally wrong.
“Godfred Awuah Dame, if he’s a Catholic, should get a Roman Father and possibly do a confession and ask for forgiveness. You don’t know the conspiracy that Godfred built to put Ato Forson in jail at all cost. It’s a painful episode and that should never happen again,” he said.
Tameklo, a lawyer and a key NDC figure, emphasised that the issue is beyond partisan politics and reflected on the fundamental principles of justice.
“I don’t care whether you are NPP or NDC. Per our rules of engagement, we are supposed to provide representation to anybody, provided it does not offend the rules. That is our calling,” he added.
Background to the case
The case at the centre of this storm involves Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and businessman Richard Jakpa, a representative of Big Sea, a company involved in a deal to supply 200 ambulances to Ghana between 2014 and 2016.
The two were charged with causing a financial loss of €2.37 million to the state. They pleaded not guilty to charges including wilfully causing financial loss to the state, abetment, contravention of the Public Procurement Act, and misapplication of public property.
The controversy escalated after the NDC publicised recordings of private conversations between Jakpa and Dame.
The party accused the former Attorney General of engaging in unethical conduct and attempting to manipulate the trial in order to politically persecute Forson.
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