Kwame Anyimadu Antwi, Member of Parliament for Asante Akim Central, has denied allegations that he reported the Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, to the Office of the Special Prosecutor for allegedly disbursing money to delegates.
Mr Nkansah was seized on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, following an alleged report to the OSP.
Felix Amakye, the NPP Asante Akim Central constituency secretary, claimed on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News that Mr Anyimadu-Antwi was the one who reported the NEIP’s CEO to OSP.
However, Mr Anyimadu-Antwi refuted the charge, claiming he was unaware of the arrest.
“I have no clue about what the secretary is alleging and it is about time for us to do the elections and the primaries are still around the corner and this is not a do-or-die affair. The secretary has taken sides with one of the contenders and has been speaking passionately and there is pain in the constituency speaking to delegates.
“If you are talking about reporting anybody to the OSP, I have no idea, but he [ Felix Amakye] is on record saying that my preferred candidate has been paying GH¢500,000 and promised to pay GH¢1 million to people and he said these things on Facebook.”
In response to questions concerning claims that he also distributed GH¢300 to representatives in the constituency, Mr. Anyimadu-Antwi refuted the claims, saying that while giving money to individuals is something he does annually, he is unable to determine the exact amount given to each recipient because he does not carry out the distribution himself.
“I have said that we all give Christmas presents, and I gave my constituents some presents and instead of giving them rice, oil, or something, I gave them money and this is something that I do every year.
“I won’t recall how much was given to the constituents because, sometimes, I give it to other executives who do the sharing.”
