OB Amponsah is a stand-up comedian
Popular Ghanaian comedian OB Amponsah has questioned why the New Patriotic Party (NPP) did not apply due diligence in identifying corruption during its tenure as the ruling government.
In a fiery social media post, Amponsah mocked the NPP’s focus on scrutinising the academic credentials of appointees under President John Mahama while ignoring what he called “seven years of economic plunder” under Ofori-Atta and his cousin, ex-President Nana Akufo-Addo.
“The former finance minister of Ghana is declared wanted by the Special Prosecutor. A warrant is out for his arrest after running the economy of Ghana into shambles for 7 good years while his cousin, Ex President Akuffo-Addo, looked and goaded him on and wouldn’t remove him, no matter the outcry from concerned citizens and concerned NPP people,” he wrote.
His comments come after the Office of the Special Prosecutor reissued an arrest warrant for Ofori-Atta, who failed to appear for questioning over alleged financial misconduct, including mismanagement of funds for the controversial National Cathedral project and dubious procurement deals.
The ex-minister had repeatedly cited medical reasons for avoiding interrogation, but the OSP dismissed his excuses as lacking credible documentation.
Amponsah also referenced a recent scandal involving the CEO of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basitale, who was accused of presenting a fake degree from the University of Ghana.
The comedian sarcastically questioned the NPP’s priorities, asking why the party wasn’t conducting “rigorous internal purging” instead of fixating on opposition figures.
“In the meantime, the NPP party is concerned with looking through the fake degrees of Mahama’s appointees with eagle eyes and a raging hard-on instead of undergoing a rigorous internal purging to repair all of Addo-Dee’s misdeeds.
“I wonder where those eagle eyes were when we were being fleeced dry by Akuffo Addo’s cabal,” he added.
The post has sparked mixed reactions, with some applauding Amponsah’s boldness and others accusing him of partisan bias.
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