The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Dr. Sofo Tanko Rashid, popularly known as Dr. Tanko Computer has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for attempting to equate Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift to Evangelist Patricia Asiedu, also known as Agradaa, with the Cecilia Dapaah scandal.
Speaking on TV3’s New Day morning show with host Roland Walker, Dr. Tanko described the comparison as misleading and unfair, insisting that the two incidents are “wildly different in context and implication.”
Sammy Gyamfi, the CEO of the Ghana Gold Board and National Communications Officer of the NDC, recently gifted an undisclosed amount of dollars to Agradaa during a church service, reportedly as a token of appreciation for her public support of the NDC. The act, which was captured on video and circulated online, has sparked debate, with the NPP attempting to frame it as questionable.
But Dr. Tanko dismissed those claims, emphasizing that the gesture was personal, transparent and devoid of any misuse of state resources.
“Sammy’s gift was a public act of appreciation, not a scandal. It cannot be compared to the Cecilia Dapaah saga, where over a million dollars was found in a minister’s home under suspicious circumstances,” he said.
The controversy surrounding Cecilia Dapaah, a former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, sparked national outrage in 2023 after it emerged that large sums of foreign currency—over $1 million, €300,000, and several million Ghana cedis—were allegedly stolen from her private residence by domestic staff. The origins and purpose of the funds remain unclear, raising questions about potential financial impropriety and abuse of office.
Dr. Tanko also questioned the NPP’s silence on what he described as “monumental scandals,” such as the unresolved corruption allegations involving former National Signals Bureau boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene,
He urged the party to focus on addressing these pressing issues instead of engaging in “petty political equalization.”
Source: Edmond Gyebi