Code of Conduct should be ‘shredded’ if Sammy Gyamfi goes unpunished – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged President John Dramani Mahama to uphold the principles of the recently launched Code of Conduct for government appointees by taking a decisive action against the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi.

This follows Gyamfi’s act of gifting dollars to Nana Agradaa.

The NPP argues that this public display of wealth not only violates the provisions of the new Code of Conduct but also contravenes the Foreign Exchange Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Act, insisting that Sammy Gyamfi must face repercussions as outlined in these laws.

The NPP contends that Sammy Gyamfi’s conduct undermines the Code’s fundamental values of integrity, honesty, impartiality, respect, decency, accountability, competence, and professionalism and warns that any attempt to sweep the incident under the capet will render the Code “useless and must be shredded.”

The National Organiser of the NPP, Henry Nana Boakye, addressing a press at the party’s headquarters in Accra on Tuesday, May 13, stated that Section 1.2 of the Code of Conduct mandates Sammy Gyamfi to manage his personal affairs in a manner that can withstand the highest level of public scrutiny and uphold the integrity and reputation of the office he occupies.

“Unsurprisingly, Mr Sammy Gyamfi, like an incorrigible child, has blatantly violated both obligations under the Code and the President must, in accordance with Section 6 of his pledge, at page 9 of the Code, deal swiftly and decisively with Mr Sammy Gyamfi. It is important,” he said.

“The act by Sammy Gyamfi, which has been condemned, and rightly so, by well-meaning Ghanaians and institutions, including international bodies and other CSOs, like the Transparency International, is a patent indiscretion, which breaches several laws of the land, and more importantly, mocks and makes nonsensical the recently enacted Code of Conduct by President Mahama,” he stressed.