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General News of Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Source: GNA

Calls for the arrest and prosecution of some Ministers

Accra, Jan. 17, GNA - The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) on Tuesday called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of some Ministers of State, government officials and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financial guru Alfred Agbesi Woyome for alleged crimes committed against the State.

They are, Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Minister of Education and former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Kwabena Dufour, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Ebo Barton Odro, Deputy Attorney General and Mr Henry Martey Newman, Chief of Staff to the President, for individually and collectively contravening sections of the Financial Administration Act 2003(Act 654).

For the purposes of clarity we quote; "Each officer or person acting in an office or employment connected with the collection, management or disbursement of public or trust moneys o'