Revoke Asiama’s appointment – CDD
The Centre for Democratic Movement has called on President John Dramani Mahama to revoke the appointment of Dr. Johnson Asiama as Acting Governor of the Bank of Ghana
The movement cites unresolved allegations related to Dr. Asiama’s role in Ghana’s financial sector crisis as a basis for its concerns about transparency and accountability.
Dr. Asiama was listed as one of the nine individuals charged in connection with the collapse of UniBank and UT Bank, and faced charges such as fraudulent breach of trust, money laundering, conspiracy to commit a crime, and violations of the Bank of Ghana Act. These charges arose from the financial sector clean-up that led to the revocation of licenses for several financial institutions in 20
The CDD argues that appointing Dr. Asiama despite the withdrawal of legal charges against him raises concerns about ethical governance and political considerations.
A spokesperson for the movement Elizabeth Asantewaa in an interview with the The Finder reiterated the movements call for Mr. Asiamas removal from office, threatening demonstrations and legal action against the governor.
“We believe that Dr. Asiama is not fit for public office due to the corruption charges levelled against him”, she stressed. For someone whose financial conduct has been questioned in relation to the his involvement in the collapse of UT bank and Uni bank, he is not fit to lead the charge at BOG”, Elizabeth Asantewaa reiterated
According to her President John Dramani Mahama during his campaign promised to champion accountability and combat corruption but this singular act serves as a sure indication that he cannot stand by what he has resolved to do so we as a group strongly condemn his appointment and we state that the president revokes his appointment with immediate effect.
“We believe the president is a listening president and we believe that he will listen to our concern and do the needful and if that doesn’t go as planned, then we have other options whereby we can have our concerns addressed. We can resort to demonstrations, go to the court and other thing, but we believe that the president will listen to us”.
The group asserts that restoring trust in Ghana’s financial institutions requires merit-based appointments.
The movement warns that if the appointment is not revoked, it could affect investor confidence and Ghana’s commitment to ethical governance. It has also indicated plans to petition the European Union Representative in Ghana, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank if its demand is not met
