Ahomka-Lindsay: Deputy Trade Minister could be forced out of his job over perjury allegations

Robert Ahomka-Lindsay’s job as deputy Trade and Industry Minister may be on the line if he is found guilty of lying to Parliament under oath.

The Chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse Avedzi, had said last week that the Committee has begun an official probe into the Minister’s claim on August 10, 2017, that the Komenda Sugar Factory has never produced sugar.

A former member and Secretary of the Komenda Sugar Project Management Board, Ransford Chatman Vanni-Amoah, has challenged the claim, accusing the Mr Ahomka-Lindsay of deceiving the august House.

Mr. Vanni-Amoah subsequently petitioned PAC about the Deputy Minister’s allegations, providing evidence in a bid to refute the scalding claims.

He said Standing Orders 30 of Parliament clearly states lying under oath as constituting a breach of privileges or Contempt of Parliament.

PAC Chair, Mr Avedzi, has said the Committee takes the petition very seriously and will make its findings known shortly.

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