A petition has been filed with the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Disciplinary Committee by two individuals, Nana Kwaku Duah and Madam Abena Ahenkan, accusing the NPP’s 2024 parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Mr. Ibrahim Sannie, of defrauding them in a visa scam involving $12,000.
The three-page petition dated Monday October 21, 2024, submitted to the NPP headquarters in Accra, alleges that Mr. Sannie agreed to secure USA visas for two people, Osei Augustine and Blessed Amponsah, for a fee of $6,000 each.
The petition was filed on Tuesday October 22, 2024 exactly 12:30 pm was received by one Alex at the reception of the NPP headquarters in Accra and that it was addressed to the General Secretary of the NPP, Mr Justin Kodua Frimpong.
The deal, struck in July 2022, involved securing travel documents for the two individuals to travel to the United States for one month.
However, two years have passed, and Mr. Sannie has reportedly failed to deliver on his promise despite receiving the full payment. He has promised a chartering flight for the two to go to the USA.
According to the petitioners, the delay has caused significant personal and professional distress, with both Augustine and Amponsah losing their jobs in the hospitality industry due to the failed arrangement.
“After Mr Sannie failed we have officially wrote a letter to inform him that we have given a power of attorney to Mr Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu to liase with him to go into payment term on how he would be Abe to repay the money $12,000 to us, but many efforts for Mr Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu to let Mr Sannie pays the money have proved unsuccessfully.
However, the persistence failure on the part of
Mr Sannie has informed our decision to sort to petition the New Patriotic Party’s Disciplinary Committee to ensure justice to prevail in the matter.
“We are fed up with the empty promises of Mr. Sannie and now demand a full refund of the $12,000,” said Nana Kwaku Duah and Madam Ahenkan in their statement to the leadership of the NPP.
They recounted how, after paying the initial $9,000, Mr. Sannie requested an additional $3,000 in August 2022, assuring her that the travel arrangements were in place.
Despite these reassurances, the promised visas and travel arrangements never materialized.
The petition details multiple instances where Mr. Sannie allegedly made false promises, claiming the travel was imminent and even requesting food items for the supposed travelers.
In the face of repeated excuses, the petitioners have lost faith in the process and are demanding the return of their funds.
“We are no longer interested in having Mr. Sannie secure the travel documents and demand the immediate refund of our money,” the petition concludes, urging the NPP Disciplinary Committee to act swiftly to resolve the matter.
The petitioners warned that if the issue is not addressed promptly, they will be forced to take further action.
The NPP Disciplinary Committee has yet to publicly respond to the allegations.
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