Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Hon Mahama Ayariga seems to be leaving in fear as the latter has cautioned Mobile Communication Betwork (MTN) not to be quick enough to make he [Ayariga's] call records available to Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, following an order by the Accra Circuit Court.

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the telecommunication giants to produce call records of a conversation between Mr Mahama Ayariga,  and an officer of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr. Kwasi Gyimah-Asante.

But Mr Ayariga in statement, stated he will contest the order by the court.

According to him, “I, Mahama, Ayariga would have gladly personally handed my MTN call records to Mr Martin Amidu, if he had just asked me directly, so he will see that I have never placed a call to Mr Kwasi Gyimah-Asante’s phone. I still do not know who Kwasi Asante-Gyimah is.”

Below is Ayariga’s full statement:

I will contest Martin Amidu court order for my MTN call records – Mahama Ayariga

I, Mahama, Ayariga would have gladly personally handed my MTN call records to Mr Martin Amidu, if he had just asked me directly, so he will see that I have never placed a call to Mr Kwasi Gyimah-Asante’s phone. I still do not know who Kwasi Asante-Gyimah is.

I, however, think that in the interest of developing clarity on the law protecting the privacy of the communication of Ghanaian citizens on mobile telecommunications platforms, and setting proper precedents, the breath of the court order should be subjected to legal scrutiny. I have therefore instructed my lawyers accordingly.

I believe that MTN is properly advised not to hastily yield to this clearly over-broad order in the interest of their customers. MTN must be seen to exhaust all legal challenges.

Hon. Mahama Ayariga

MP, Bawku Central

Source: Ghanaguardian.com