Kennedy Agyapong ought to have been questioned over 'contracts for sale' allegations — Dr. Zaato
A Senior Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Joshua Zaato Jebuntie, has criticised state security agencies for what he describes as selective enforcement of the law in handling political allegations.
He argues that recent actions by security institutions suggest inconsistency in how similar cases are treated, depending on the individuals involved.
His comments follow allegations reportedly made by former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, in which he claimed that a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) attempted to sell a contract to his wife.
Speaking on Accra-based Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on Monday, June 22, Dr. Zaato questioned why the matter had not attracted formal investigation by security agencies.
"Honorable Kennedy Agyapong goes out and says that in this government somebody has come to give a contract of 500 million to his wife and has asked that the wife should give her 10% and she refused. Why is nobody interested in that?" he asked.
He compared the situation to other incidents where individuals were arrested and detained for making statements deemed less serious, arguing that enforcement appeared uneven.
According to him, a citizen was previously taken in by security agencies after posting a message suggesting a return of “dumsor,” a development he compared with the handling of the current allegations.
"A gentleman went and put something on a poster with the picture of the president, that says 'Dumsor is back', the next day, he's with BNI, national security, not even the police, to come and answer for that," he stated.
Dr. Zaato further questioned the absence of investigations into other alleged procurement-related claims, arguing that transparency in public contracting should be a priority.