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General News of Monday, 21 May 2012

Source: Forum for Transparency and Good Governance

Segbefia Buys Largest House In Roman Ridge For $5 Million

The Forum for Transparency and Good Governance is calling for Economic and Organised Crime Office to investigate the circumstances in which Mr Alex Segbefia, The Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, purchased a building popularly called Ashanti House, opposite the Jack and Jill school and James Camp Prisons. It is the largest house in the in Roman Ridge Ambassadorial Estates Area with over 15 rooms ,belonging to the late Mr Krobo Edusei, a Minister of State in the Nkrumah Regime and founding member of the defunct Peoples National Party .

We believe that the circumstances that Alex Segbefia came by purchasing this property smacks of fraud and abuse of public office contrary to section of our constitution which regulates the conduct of public officers.

We also call for an investigation has to how Mr Alex Segbefia was able to acquire 5 million dollars to pay for this property. We also call for an investigation into the high spending at the office of the presidency and also suspicious electricity, water, non existent staff payments and fund payments by Alex Segbefia from January 2012 to March 2012 to 56 individuals at the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council who cannot be traced or accounted for. We have documents to prove this and are prepared to make them available to the relevant agencies, provided our security will be guaranteed. We also call for Mr Alex Segbefia, in the interest of good governance accountability and transparency to stand down, while independent parties we have requested, carry out this investigation.

President Mills and the government cannot allow the principles of good governance and accountability to be sacrificed on the altar of naked greed and a calculated and systematic intention to acquire and misuse government funds to acquire private properties.

Signed Dr Richard Acolaste(Chairman) Alhaji Ahmed Gibril Adam Kalilu Lawyer Ohemeng Darko Issac Vordzogbe Nana Obiri Hemang Mrs Victoria Williams Baffoe John Nii Abbey Okine

Source-Forum for Transparency and Good Governance Roman Ridge Accra