Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers' Authority, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has issued a strong rebuttal to claims made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) regarding his alleged interference during a raid on Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML).
In a Facebook post made Sunday, June 22, Prof Gyampo clarified that he did not call the OSP's office, as suggested in a statement released by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, but rather contacted Mr Agyebeng directly. "I didn't call your office, I called YOU," Gyampo wrote. "We never spoke on phone because you said you couldn't speak and that you were going to call back." The OSP had earlier alleged that Prof Gyampo had reached out to the Office with calls and messages concerning SML while officers from the OSP and National Security were carrying out a lawful search at the company's premises.
The statement, according to the OSP implied that such communication risked interfering with an ongoing investigation.
Read also: OSP rebuts Gyampo's 'vendetta' allegation over investigation into Ofori-Atta Dr Gyampo stated that his text message to the Special Prosecutor merely cautioned him to avoid actions that could result in financial loss to the state, even as he carried out his mandate-a duty Prof Gyampo affirmed he "fully favours." He further explained that his concerns stemmed from what he described as "rumours across the political divide" suggesting that the OSP's investigation of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta might be driven by personal motives. "I only expressed the hope that your intentions are patriotic and not personal.
