The public is anxiously expecting Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a convener of the activist group “Fix the Country” to release video evidence of an alleged $1 million bribe offered him by public offificials.
In adition to money, he said lucrative job opportunities were also offered in exchange for ceasing their anti-government activism.
Barker-Vormawor claimed that he and his colleagues turned down the offer after meeting with the National Security Minister in a covert location.
He made threats and boast about having the recording of the alleged bribery attempt, a recording that is yet to see the light of day.
He said Albert Kan-Dapaah and Ken Ofori-Atta, the Ministers for National Security and Finance were part of that meeting.
Vormawor’s initial accusations sent shockwaves through the nation.
The Ministry in a statement issued on Friday, September 22 acknowledged a meeting with the conveners of the FixTheCountry movement together with Ministers for National Security, Finance, and other relevant stakeholders, in 2021 to listen to their concerns.
The Ministry however, stated emphatically that no offer of money or appointment was made to persuade the group to end its “activism”.
The Ministry, therefore, debunked claims of inducement by Barker-Vormawor.
“The allegations made by Oliver Barker-Vormawor are thus false, unfounded, and a calculated attempt to hoodwink Ghanaians,” portions of the statement clarified.
The National Security Ministry therefore urged the public to ignore the allegations and treat them with the utmost contempt they deserve.
However, as the narrative unfolds, questions surrounding the credibility of these allegations have started to emerge, demanding clarity and evidence.
Barker-Vormawor has now claimed that the said bribe was offered during an exclusive secret meeting between him and the Minister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah even before the first FixTheCountry protest in 2021.
The inconsistencies in Vormawor’s narrative raise eyebrows and cast a shadow of uncertainty on his credibility.
Despite persistent threats, his failure to produce the purported video recording as evidence appears suspicious at best.
A Sustainability, Climate and Social Innovation Advisor, Enam Akoetey has gone hard on the Convener of the FixThe Country movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor over his decision to now speak out about an alleged bribery attempt to stop his activism.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor has accepted the challenge by the Ministry of National Security to provide evidence to back his claim that the Minister offered to bribe him with $1 million in 2021.
According to the lawyer cum activist, he has evidence to his claims and would release it in the public domain after the ongoing #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest.
Enam Akoetey noted she would have published such an audio the very day the conversation on the supposed inducement happened since she believes in integrity.
She therefore did not seem to understand why Barker-Vormawor who’s demanding better leadership held on to the so-called audio for almost two years before deciding to go public with it.
This follows taking up the challenge from the National Security Minister, Kan Dapaah to produce evidence of the alleged attempt by government to induce him with an amount of $1 million so they cease his “activism”.