Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has urged government appointees and public servants to take a lesson from the Sammy Gyamfi-Agradaa controversy.
The Acting CEO of Ghana GoldBoard, Sammy Gyamfi was involved in a controversy recently after a viral video showed him gifting dollar notes to Evangelist Nana Agradaa.
The video stirred backlash against Sammy Gyamfi while many called on the President to sanction him for such conduct as it is believed to have breached the Code of Conduct for state appointees.
In less than 24 hours since the video went viral, Sammy Gyamfi publicly apologised for his conduct and said his actions were a “private act of kindness” which was not intended to be made public.
He was subsequently pardoned by the President and cautioned to be of good behaviour with no further punitive action take against him.
Commenting on the matter on TV3’s Key Points, Saturday, May 17 Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor commended President Mahama for his decision not to sanction Sammy Gyamfi.
He urged his party’s supporters to take heart as the issue will serve as a guide to all public servants.
“Sometimes we fall into this judgement as public officers. So, we all have to be careful. It is a learning curve for all of us, we are still young in national politics and it’s a guide for us.
“We must be guided as public servants and as NDC we must consciously pay attention these matters and even if you want to make a donation, you must wrap it or envelope it.
“So I told Sammy that the pardon has come and I want to commend His Excellency for that because I don’t know how we would all feel if he were to have been suspended or dismissed,” Dafeamekpor noted.
