Forgive Muntaka; Let him ‘go and sin no more’ – Majority Whip begs

Majority Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has appealed for pardon for his counterpart in the Minority for an allegation of bribery against an unnamed Justice of the Supreme Court.

According to him, once Minority Whip Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka has admitted his mistake and done the needful by unreservedly apologizing to the Justices of the Supreme Court, the matter should be allowed to end.

Speaking in an interview on Saturday during an orientation and induction seminar for new MPs at Ada, Mr. Annoh-Dompreh stated that public servants occupying positions of responsibility and influence need to be mindful of their utterances.

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The allegation, he said, has the potency of pitting the legislature against the judiciary and therefore a good omen it has been clarified.

“But it is important we all draw a lesson from it. Potentially, the statement could draw a wedge between Parliament and the judiciary. But I believe he has done the needful by apologizing.”

“We are all humans and we make mistakes sometimes and to err is human.”

“The apology and then withdrawing the allegation is good. So things should be left as they are and to let sleeping dogs to lie,” he said.

According to the Majority Whip and member for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, the Asawase MP might have made the statement out of anger.

he said, “I thought it was out of temperament and to divert attention.”

“So let’s forgive him and tell him to go and sin no more.”

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Mr. Mohammed Muntaka on Saturday issued an unqualified apology letter to the Justices of the Supreme Court for his allegation.

The accusation, he said, was based on a report from a colleague who informed him a Justice of the Supreme Court had sought to entice her to vote for a particular candidate during the contest for the Speakership of the House on January 7.

The Asawase MP admitted that not specifically mentioning the name of the particular Judge might have scandalized the judiciary as a whole.

“This unintended consequence is deeply regretted.”

“I, therefore, wish to respectfully retract same and apologise for the harm done to the image and reputation of my Lord Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judiciary as a whole,” the apology letter said.

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