President pardons Sammy Gyamfi

 The Presidency has accepted the public apology of the Acting Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, in relation to his United States dollars gift to Prophetess Patri­cia Asieduaa popularly known as Agradaa.

Consequently, no further action will be taken against him, the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, told journalists yester­day.

Mr Gyamfi was caught on tape about a week ago counting what is believed to be US dollar notes for the controversial preacher.

The incident went viral and has led public discussion since the footages popped up on vari­ous social media platforms.

The under-fire Goldbod CEO had since apologised for his “unfortunate act of indis­cretion”.

“In view of the apology, the Presidency does not believe that any action ought to be taken beyond the apology,” Mr Ofosu said.

He explained that following the scandal, the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, summoned Mr Gyamfi and cautioned him against repeating same in the future.

“The Chief of Staff cau­tioned him, having acknowl­edged the apology he made and impressed upon him to take onboard public sentiment and act in ways that reflect public expectation,” he said.

According to Mr Ofosu, the Chief of Staff reechoed Pres­ident John Dramani Mahama’s caution to appointees to be circumspect in their conducts.

He said the Presidency was of the view that there may be things that may be common placed in private lives but once one becomes a public official, “we need to be sensitive to public expectation”.

“We all take a cue from the caution and are going to do better in order to meet the expectations of the Ghanaian people.

“We value feedback and are aware that Ghanaians expect high standards from us as pub­lic officials. We remain com­mitted to meeting those high standards to ensure that we deliver the best of governance to our people,” Felix Kwakye Ofosu stated.

 BY JULIUS YAO PETETSI

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