By Ashiadey Dotse
The Director of Field Operations of the United Party, Hopeson Adorye, has accused the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of trying to create a scandal to damage the image of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Speaking on the AM Show on JoyNews on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, Mr. Adorye said the NPP Minority in Parliament was “in deep waters” and only searching for a scandal that does not exist.
“NPP is in deep waters, fishing for a scandal to tag this government. That is all,” he said. “All they are doing is just fishing for a scandal that does not exist.”
His comments comes on the back of Minority in Parliament’s, led by the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, calling on the office of the special prosecutor for a full criminal investigation into the operations of Atlas Commodities.
The Minority has alleged that the company operated in warehouses registered under the Produce Buying Company (PBC) without proper authorisation. They also raised concerns about possible regulatory breaches and a conflict of interest involving the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
However, Mr. Adorye questioned the basis of the allegations. He argued that the fact that someone previously worked with a private company does not mean the person is still involved after taking up a public office.
“Someone has worked with a company before and is now the CEO. Is he still working with the company? That’s one thing we should do. And I don’t think the gentleman is still working with Atlas,” he said.
He also raised concerns about claims that the deputy CEO had the authority to award contracts.
“Awarding contracts, is it the deputy CEO who awards the contracts?” he asked.
Mr. Adorye stated that the official at the centre of the controversy has welcomed any investigation and is ready to cooperate fully.
“The gentleman has welcomed the investigations. He is willing to avail himself for any probe that they want to conduct,” he noted.
He, however, warned against what he described as politically motivated investigations, saying such actions could lead to unnecessary spending of state funds if the claims are not proven.
“When they finish, either both sides are guilty or not guilty. If he’s not guilty, then what is the point? You have wasted state money. Because a probe is not just a probe,” he argued.
Despite his criticism of the opposition, Mr. Adorye commended the government for supporting the investigative process and said the outcome should be respected.
“We applaud the government for initiating this and giving full support to this probe. They should do it, whatever the outcome may be,” he said.
He maintained that the Minority’s actions are politically motivated and insisted that the NPP is simply “fishing for a scandal” to associate with the NDC government.
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