GJA Elections: Tobinco, Dwumfour Exonerated Over Bribery Allegation

The bribery allegations levelled against the Executive Chairman of the Tobinco Group, Elder Nana Amo Tobbin, and the frontrunner in the upcoming GJA elections, Albert Dwumfour, have been described as “unfounded, despicable, and unethical” by the Western Regional Secretary of the Association, Zambaga Rufai Saminu.The Western Regional Chairman of the GJA, Moses Dotse Aklorbortu, had alleged in a petition that Chairman Tobbin and Albert Dwumfour, who is also the Corporate Affairs of the Tobinco Group, had bribed members of the GJA in the Western Region with GHC 500 to vote for him (Albert).However, in a counter-petition addressed to the GJA’s Election Committee, Mr.

Rufai Saminu denied that the said amount was meant to bribe his members to vote Dwumfour when they met at Atlantic Hotel two weeks ago.“First of all, I want to put on record that all candidates who visited the Western Region gave transportation fares to delegates of the GJA who are in good standing.

This was done through him, ‘Angel Moses’ Dotse Aklorbortu.“Therefore, his accusation that candidate Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor gave money to buy the Journalists is not only sheer wickedness but unfounded.,” Mr.

This was done through him, ‘Angel Moses’ Dotse Aklorbortu.Therefore, his accusation that candidate Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor gave money to buy the Journalists is not only sheer wickedness but unfounded.He facilitated for other candidates to visit the region and when they met the delegates, even in my absence as Regional Secretary, he, ‘Angel Moses’ ( petitioner ) took charge of collecting and distributing transportation fares to delegates.Unfortunately, in the case of Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor, I was selected to facilitate the meeting, but because he was not given that opportunity, he decided to attack the integrity of the candidate and myself.Secondly, his petition attempts to invoke constitutional clauses to back his selfish gains.

I sat in the car, and he came for it.Ordinarily, I will not have reacted to the whimsical statement, knowing that this gentleman is a serial petitioner, but the fact that the petitioner is questioning the integrity and credibility of all those who were invited to the meeting to listen to the vision and aspirations of candidate Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor, and the accusations that the transportation offered, which he demanded and collected, was a form of bribe, clearly beats my imagination and all right-thinking members of the Association who were present.This is a gentleman who was accused by Journalists in the region of collecting car tyres as a bribe from Zeal Environmental Technologies in the name of GJA, but members in the region later ignored it, and forgave him, but cautioned him against such misconduct for constantly using the GJA to solicit for goods and services for his private gains.In the name of treachery, he mentioned in his petition the name of Chairman Tobinco and accused him of playing a role in the bribery allegations.

He visited Takoradi Technical University (TTU) for a university council meeting as Chairman and later retired at Atlantic Hotel with all council members to have lunch which coincided with our meeting with candidate Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor.

Then, he took advantage to explain to members his relationship with Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor as his brother and the role in establishing Atinka Media Group to support the media landscape.Therefore, to have drawn a man of reputation into this story is not only dangerous but amounts to sheer wickedness and diabolic.The videos and pictures of the meeting being circulated clearly show chairman Tobinco in his TTU council attire.At the appropriate time, I know members of the Association in the region will come out and address all the issues raised in the petition accordingly.Signed………Zambaga Rufai SaminuWestern Regional SecretaryGJA