Eugene Boakye Antwi, former MP for Subin constituency

Former Member of Parliament for Subin Constituency, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has urged government appointees to embrace accountability and subject themselves to lawful scrutiny when called upon.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Upfront programme on June 26, 2025, he said accountability is a natural part of public service and should not be opposed.

Commenting on the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s probe of the former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta over allegations of corruption, he emphasised that ‘nobody is bigger than the law’ and that government official (both past and present) must be prepared to face investigations when necessary.

“If today the NIB should say I should submit myself before the law, I'm not bigger than the law,” he said.

He noted that anyone who accepts a public appointment should expect to be held accountable at some point.

“So long as you are going into politics, and so long as you are going to accept an appointment to become a minister, deputy minister, or agency head, know that the day of accountability will come. When it comes, just go and face the law,” he indicated.

Boakye Antwi argued that those who have done nothing wrong should have no fear of the law.

He further warned against turning political parties into safe havens for wrongdoing.

“We should not be making the party a safe haven for criminals, cautioning that doing so could damage the party’s image”, he stated.

He, however, stressed the need for political parties to defend their members when they are being unfairly targeted or harassed.

He said that genuine accountability should be separated from politically motivated attacks.

He concluded that many public officials have cooperated quietly with investigations from bodies like the NIB and EOCO without incident, and such cooperation should not be sensationalised.

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