Mr Sakande was jailed for perjury, false declaration of office, forgery and deceit of public officer in 2012. The records are there” Ato Dadzie said on Newsfile on Joy FM and on the Joy News channel (Multi TV), Saturday. Ato Dadzie said this to suggest that some members of the opposition party have equally enjoyed the benefits of the President’s prerogative of mercy even under less serious instances. Ato Dadzie also made reference to the Sakande pardon in his bid to ward off unrelenting criticisms that has greeted the recent remission of the sentence of the three. Nana Ato Dadzie hurriedly retracted his claim, blaming a report he had read for the misinforamtion.

Source: GhanaWeb August 27, 2016 18:56 UTC