Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has issued a strong rebuttal to recent corruption allegations made by the Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare-Obeng, widely known as A Plus, demanding that the MP publicly present evidence to back his claims.

Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, April 30, Dr. Ayine dismissed the accusations circulating on social media as baseless and misleading.

He described the allegations as “palpable falsehoods,” especially those suggesting that he misappropriated funds from the Sanitation Levy or used his office to benefit friends.

“The Honourable Kwame Asare-Obeng took to social media to make serious allegations against me, calling me corrupt and a thief,” he said. “Besides the name-calling, the Facebook post in its totality was a palpable falsehood.”

He clarified that he had no involvement in the legislative process concerning the Sanitation Levy, noting that he was never part of the Finance Committee of Parliament.

“I was never involved in the passage of the sanitation levy as I was not a member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, let alone being in a position to influence the position of the membership of the committee,” Dr. Ayine explained.

Responding to allegations about his campaign financing, he addressed claims that he received donations from a businessman known as Dr. Slege and benefitted from donated vehicles.

“I am reliably informed that his basis for saying I am corrupt and a thief is that I took campaign contributions from a businessman at East Legon known as Dr. Slege, and that he also knows the people who donated pickups for my campaign.

“If receiving donations for your campaign or getting a pickup is thievery or corruption, then there are 276 thieves in Parliament, including the person who was making the allegation himself,” he argued.

Dr. Ayine concluded with a bold challenge to the Gomoa Central MP, urging him to move beyond social media commentary and take formal action if he believes in the authenticity of his claims.

“If A Plus has any evidence of corruption or thievery against me, I am challenging him today to call a press conference and present the evidence or present it to the police to investigate me,” he stated.