Dr. Tanko Rashid Computer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) has stated the presidency has brought sanity to the controversy surrounding Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift incident.
According to Tanko Computer, the acting CEO of the Goldbod Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift is dead and gone and must be allowed to die.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily, Dr Tanko Rashid Computer, “Sammy Gyamfi’s action was just out of generosity. The woman was pestering him, and Sammy is just a cheerful giver, that is how the young man is,” he explained.
“Sometimes, when someone is doing something like that, just watch where he is coming from. It could be that he might not have come from a rich background, so when he sees someone suffering, he wants to help the person.”
“Let us thank the presidency for bringing sanity into this matter. The matter is dead and gone, so let us all allow it to die,” he emphasised.
His comments come on the heels of Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Presidential Spokesperson has stated the acting Goldbod CEO Sammy Gyamfi has been cautioned, and no further action will be taken on the Agradaa dollar gift.
The Presidency indicated that no further action will be taken against Sammy Gyamfi following his public apology over a controversial incident.
According to him, President Mahama has decided to accept Sammy Gyamfi’s public apology and bring the matter to a close with a stern warning.
Speaking during a press briefing at the Jubilee House in Accra on May 14, he stated, “The Ag CEO of Goldbod has been cautioned, with no further action expected to be meted out to him,” he told journalists.
“In the last few days, there have been some matters relating to the ag chief executive officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Mr Sammy Sammy Gyamfi regarding a video that emerged of his interaction with Agradaa.
A day after that, the Chief of Staff summoned him to the Presidency to learn about what transpired. He indicated to the Chief of staff what his side of the story is on what we all saw. At the time, President Mahama was out of the country so he had to be briefed on the discussion held with Mr Sammy Gyamfi. The view is that the Presidency acknowledges Mr Sammy Gyamfi’s immediate expression of regret. So that apology has been taken on board,” Mr Ofosu added.
“You would recall that when President Mahama launched the Code of Conduct, he said that one of the remedies for potential breaches is a public apology. He also said one of the potential remedies was a caution from the highest level of government. The Chief of Staff cautioned him, having acknowledged the apology and impressed on him to act in ways that reflect public expectation.
In view of that, the Presidency does not believe that any further action ought to be taken beyond the apology and the caution. We value feedback, we are aware that Ghanaians expect high standards on the performance of our duties as public servants. We remain committed to meeting these high standards to ensure that we deliver the best of governance to our people. Mr Sammy Gyamfi has committed to ensuring that such an incident does to recur,” Mr Ofosu explained.
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