The Member of Parliament for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh, has given the Director of Legal Services at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), John Kwame Waja, a 24-hour ultimatum to provide evidence supporting allegations that he unlawfully demolished a GBC structure in Weija.
The MP’s demand follows claims from GBC that he had engaged in lawless behaviour by demolishing the facility. Tetteh, who also serves as the Deputy Minister for Information, denied the allegations, attributing them to administrative lapses and misinformation within GBC.
In an interview with Eyewitness News on Friday, November 22, 2024, Tetteh clarified that the structure in question was uninhabitable and had been cleared to make way for the construction of a school, a project that had been approved by GBC.
“That structure is not a structure that could pass for human habitation. So, once we signed off for the school construction. Then the assembly moved to clear the place for construction. Of course, we were going to clear the whole place. Then, to my surprise, my picture was posed on X by GBC that I am a lawless MP. This morning I took media men to the site for them to see. I’ve shown them the site plan that was given and subsequent approval by GBC.
“John Kwame Waja says that where they earmarked for the construction is not where we have gone to clear. I dared him and I have given him 24 hours to come up with evidence to show that indeed, this is where we gave you. Because I have the site plan, I’ve exhibited the site plan to the whole world and I’ve gone to the coordinates of the available,” he stated.
In response, John Kwame Waja, the Director of Legal Services for GBC, denied any hostility toward the MP and expressed readiness for dialogue.
“Please, we have no quarrel with anybody. With all due respect, the Director General has not quarrelled with Sylvester Tetteh. If he wants, he should come back and let us sit down and talk properly. We are ready to talk,” he stated.
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