The Minority in Parliament has called on President John Dramani Mahama to allow Dr Johnson Asiamah to face trial in order to uphold the integrity of Ghana's financial ecosystem.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, 5th February, the Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr Gideon Boako, expressed concern over the president's decision to appoint Dr Asiamah as Governor of the Bank of Ghana despite his pending criminal charges.
The Minority insists that allowing the legal process to run its full course would be in the best interest of the state, the government, and Dr Asiamah himself.
Dr Boako questioned why President Mahama did not wait for the conclusion of the adjudication process before appointing Dr Asiamah or, alternatively, allow the trial to continue alongside his duties. "It is our considered opinion that Dr Johnson Asiamah be made to go through the full hog of the adjudication of the cases he was standing trial for," he stated.
