You will provide Jesus, Angel Michael for bail if I head EOCO – Maurice Ampaw tells Mahama appointees

Private legal practitioner and radio show host Maurice Ampaw has revealed how harsh he would be towards officials of the current Mahama-led government if there is a change in power and he is appointed as Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

The outspoken lawyer, while reacting to the GH¢50 million bail condition given to Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), said he would set even stricter bail terms for National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials under investigation.

He stated that he would go as far as requesting Jesus Christ and Angel Michael to be part of the sureties before those officials are granted bail.

“The way chiefs in this country have remained quiet amid political persecution and harassment, they should continue to stay silent. If power changes and I am appointed to head EOCO, and an NDC official is being investigated for corruption, I will impose bail conditions far more difficult than the GH¢50 million set for Chairman Wontumi.

As part of the sureties to be justified for the bail, I will ask the NDC official to present Jesus Christ and Angel Michael. So the NDC should continue harassing their political opponents. This is their time, so they should enjoy it. The tables will soon turn,” he declared.

Last week, the 2024 Presidential Candidate of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, expressed concern after attempts to meet the GH¢50 million bail condition for Chairman Wontumi failed.

Dr Bawumia criticised the bail requirement, saying, “I must put on record that the bail conditions set for Chairman Wontumi, GH¢50 million, are very onerous. I don’t know how many people in Ghana own property worth that amount. It appears designed to delay his release.”

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