Dollar gift saga: Some NPP appointees used to spray $50,000 on ladies, their noise is dead on arrival — Owusu Bempah

Ernest Kofi Owusu Bempah, a Deputy National Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has made claims about the lavish lifestyles of some appointees in the previous NPP government.

According to him, certain officials used to secretly spray as much as $50,000 on women on the blind side of the public.

He made the claim while defending the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, who has come under fire for giving a cash gift to self-styled evangelist Agradaa.

“We know people in the NPP who used to spray $50,000 on ladies behind the scenes. He who comes with equity must come with clean hands. The noise about Sammy Gyamfi’s gift is dead on arrival. No one has the moral right to attack him over this matter.

“If anyone has evidence that he has stolen money, they should bring it forward for the Special Prosecutor to take it up,” Owusu Bempah said in an interview on Accra-based NET2 TV.

His comments follow a viral video showing Sammy Gyamfi handing an undisclosed amount of money to the former fetish priestess.

The footage sparked widespread backlash — including members of his own party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), where he serves as National Communications Officer.

The criticism compelled Gyamfi to issue an unqualified apology on Sunday, May 11, describing his gesture as “unfortunate” and “regrettable.”

Despite the apology, anti-corruption advocates and some members of the public, including the Minority caucus in Parliament, have called for his suspension.

However, Owusu Bempah insists that no one has the moral right to criticise Sammy Gyamfi, especially when he can easily afford the amount of dollars he gave out.