Ablakwa promises to uncover ‘influential man’ behind destruction of Bulgarian international safe haven in Accra

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, is furious with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration’s and the Lands Commission’s incompetence over the demolition of the Bulgarian embassy in Accra.

Despite documentation proving that the Bulgarian government holds a lease on the land until 2033, a private developer is claimed to have demolished the structure at Kakramadu Road, Plot No. 10, East Cantonments.

According to the North Tongu MP, the developer ejected Embassy employees and even assaulted the Honorary Consul, Nicolaas C.M. van Staalduinen, in an attempt to detain them while escorted by officers from the Cantonments Police Station.

The move, according to the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, is a violation of the Vienna Convention of 1961 and has the potential to tarnish Ghana’s worldwide reputation.

As a result, he has promised to bring the subject before the House of Commons for a parliamentary investigation so that the proper thing may be done.

On Tuesday, March 15, he said on Facebook, “That notwithstanding, the NDC Caucus in Parliament shall be seeking a comprehensive public parliamentary enquiry into these peculiar circumstances with the aim of finding all the conspirators and putting them to justice.”

“We will not allow the shadowy people behind this heinous conduct to enjoy the comfort and security of anonymity; we will smoke them and their accomplices out, ensuring that a few selfish bandits never again tarnish our formerly high diplomatic reputation.”

“All of these terrible transgressions have been possible because of a ‘powerful man’ behind the invasion, destroying, construction, and supposed takeover,” the opposition MP added, citing “reliable” and “confirmed” material.

“I will expose him in due course,” he said, “but those who consider themselves strategic allies of the Akufo-Addo president must think carefully about how their actions may affect the long-term legacy of their most-favored government.”

However, the congressman praised Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, for “offering to take positive actions to suspend work at the Bulgarian Embassy premises when I brought this to his notice yesterday.”