"Don't compare Sammy Gyamfi's dollar gift to Cecilia Dapaah scandal – Tanko Computer fires NPP

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Dr. Sofo Tanko Rashid, popularly known as Dr. Tanko Computer has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for attempting to equate Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift to Evangelist Patricia Asiedu, also known as Agradaa, with former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah's scandal.

Speaking on TV3’s New Day morning show with host Roland Walker, Dr. Tanko described the comparison as misleading and unfair, insisting that the two incidents are “wildly different in context and implication.”

Sammy Gyamfi, the CEO of the Ghana Gold Board and National Communications Officer of the NDC, recently gifted an undisclosed amount of dollars to Agradaa. The act, which was captured on video and circulated online, has sparked debate, with the NPP attempting to make a political capital.

But Dr. Tanko dismissed those claims, emphasizing that the gesture was personal, transparent and devoid of any misuse of state resources.

“Sammy’s gift was a public act of appreciation, not a scandal. It cannot be compared to the Cecilia Dapaah saga, where over a million dollars was found in a minister’s home under suspicious circumstances,” he said.

Dr. Tanko also questioned the NPP’s silence on what he described as “monumental scandals,” such as the unresolved corruption allegations involving former National Signals Bureau boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene.

He urged the ruling party to focus on addressing these pressing issues instead of engaging in “petty political equalization” with the NPP.