Carlos Ahenkorah must be prosecuted, resignation not enough – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia is calling for the prosecution of former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah for flouting COVID-19 protocols.

According to him, the resignation of the Member of Parliament for Tema West is not enough for the harm he allegedly caused.

Carlos Ahenkorah resigned from his deputy ministerial position after admitting breaching COVID-19 protocols by visiting a registration centre despite being aware that he has tested positive for the virus.

Reacting to this in an interview with Citi FM, Johnson Asiedu Nketia said the prosecution of the former Deputy Minister is the only way to show the government’s commitment to evenhandedly deal with offenders of the Coronavirus safety rules.

“There are positive cases identified at the Presidency, but nothing is happening. There have been positive cases identified in the house of Parliament, but Parliament is still sitting. Even when one case was identified in a factory, they close the factory down. You go to the hospitals, and when one case is identified, they close the ward down. Now in the House of Parliament where all these laws are made, they identified more than 13 cases in Parliament, and they are still sitting because they have to wait to pass laws to make Nana Akufo-Addo continue as President.”

“And with Ministers having tested positive, some of them are going round registration centres spreading COVID-19 and they are not being prosecuted. So we are calling for the prosection of Carlos Ahenkorah. Resignation is not part of our laws for the COVID-19 protocols. If they have taken that administrative step, we agree but we are waiting to see that they are prosecuted the same way as the ordinary men on the street. They must prosecute Carlos Ahenkorah,” he stressed.