20th October 2024 11:56:14 AM
2 mins readOne of the notable events during John Agyekum Kufuor's presidency was the legal confrontation involving Tsatsu Tsikata, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).
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Tsikata was prosecuted and controversially sentenced to prison for allegedly causing financial loss to the state.
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While incarcerated at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison, he became unwell and was subsequently transferred to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for medical care. This prompted then-President Kufuor to extend a pardon to Tsikata, who is affiliated with the National Democratic Congress.
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However, even while hospitalized, Tsatsu Tsikata declined the pardon offered by Kufuor, emphasizing his determination to clear his name and prove his innocence.
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“I have never sought, and I do not need your pretence of mercy. Justice is my quest, and I will pursue this quest in accordance with the constitution and laws of Ghana,” parts of his letter read.
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Tsatsu Tsikata also explained how the government had literally conspired, through now-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who was the Attorney General at the time the charges were initially brought against him, to convict him at all costs for political reasons.
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“Your apparent exercise of the presidential prerogative of mercy in respect of a conviction and imprisonment that you were the prime mover of is the height of hypocrisy,” it added.
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As already known, Tsatsu Tsikata appealed his conviction and won against the state, proving that the claims made against him were untrue.
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Sights have been made of the handwritten letter shared by Pulsegh from the revered lawyer in which he rejected Kufuor’s offer.
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