Democracy Hub calls for public disclosure of Agenda 111 corruption allegations

Democracy Hub convener and lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor has called on former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong to publicly disclose any evidence he holds regarding alleged corruption in Ghana's Agenda 111 hospital construction project. Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile, Mr. Barker-Vormawor argued that allegations involving misuse of public funds must be treated as matters of national concern rather than internal party affairs.

"I encourage Ken to speak, so that we, those who are interested in how the public purse is protected, can figure out how those procurement deals were made and how corruption infested the process," he said. His intervention comes as Mr. Agyapong has publicly alleged that corruption undermined the Agenda 111 implementation and that contracts were improperly awarded.

Mr. Barker-Vormawor stressed that protecting the public interest must supersede party loyalty. He criticised any attempts to suppress allegations of wrongdoing for the sake of maintaining party unity, insisting that accountability should be the priority. "That data is supposed to come out. It can never become a proper argument to say, 'Don't disclose this because we also know things about you,'" he stated, arguing that Ghana's responsibility lies with its citizens, not internal political networks.

The lawyer maintained that the real focus should be on investigating whether corruption actually occurred and identifying those responsible, rather than silencing those raising allegations. "The bigger issue for me is not who is speaking. It is whether there was corruption in the procurement process and whether public resources were abused," he added.

His comments emerge as the NPP's National Disciplinary Committee prepares to investigate petitions against Mr. Agyapong, with some party members claiming his statements undermine party unity and cohesion.