Ato Forson Is A Good Guy – Allotey Jacobs ‘Begs’ A-G To Settle Case Out of Court

Former NDC Central Regional Chairman, Bernard Allotey Jacobs has pleaded with the Attorney-General, Godfred Dame, to spare the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, in his trial over a shady ambulance purchase transaction.

Dr. Ato Forson is before the High Court for causing financial loss to the State.

Contributing to Wednesday’s edition of “Kokrokoo” morning show on Peace FM, Allotey Jacobs sent a plea to the Attorney-General saying “Ato is a very good guy. Ato is a nice man. I don’t wish evil for him. Ato is also part of me…He was a Minister. He was given an instruction; he’s done his best”.

He begged the A-G to settle the case out of court.

Background

The Attorney-General has sued Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, and one Richard Jakpa at the High Court presided by Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe.

Richard Jakpa is on trial with Dr.  Ato Forson over an alleged financial loss to the State.

They are accused of causing financial loss of €2.37 million to the State in a deal to purchase 200 ambulances for the country between 2014 and 2016.

Per the A-G’s facts accompanying the charge sheet, in 2009, while delivering the State of the Nation Address, the then President, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, indicated that new ambulances would be purchased to expand the operations of the National Ambulance Service.

Jakpa, a local representative of Big Sea General Trading Limited, a company based in Dubai, approached the Ministry of Health with a proposal that he had arranged for finance from Stanbic Bank for supply of the 200 ambulances but subsequently 30 ambulances were purchased at a sum of €2.37 million, however all were found “not fit for purpose”.

Source: Ghmessenger.com