Mark Okraku Mantey Fumes, Accuses Abeiku Santana of Flouting Public Office Laws

• Former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku Mantey, has accused Abeiku Santana of flouting public office laws
• In a video, he alleged that Santana hosts a radio show despite his role as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority
• Netizens who saw Mantey's comments about Santana were divided and expressed mixed reactions in the comments section of the post

Former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku Mantey, has raised concerns over what he perceived as a breach of public office laws by Abeiku Santana.

In an interview, the former deputy minister accused the famed media personality of hosting radio shows while holding public office.

Recall that in February 2025, President John Dramani Mahama appointed Abeiku Santana as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority.

Per Ghana's laws, he is not supposed to engage in activities likely to compromise or affect his duties as a public office holder.

Article 284 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana states that a public officer shall not put himself in a position where his personal interest conflicts or is likely to conflict with the performance of the functions of his office.

However, according to Okraku Mantey, Abeiku Santana hosts a radio programme during working hours.

"It's not right," he emphasised during his interaction on JoyFM.

He stated that it would be acceptable if he hosted a weekly show dedicated to promoting tourism or culture and did so voluntarily in alignment with his official responsibilities.

The Twitter video of Mantey slamming Santana about his on-air antics is below:

Ghanaians react to Mantey's criticism of Santana

Netizens who saw the video were divided and expressed mixed reactions in the comments section.

While some supported Mantey's remarks, others criticised him.

@profdublyn_zee wrote:

"What is Mark saying? Didn’t he leave multimedia and take up a position with the govt right after? Wasn’t Paul Adom Okyere the Board chairman for Ghana airport company and still working with metro tv? Wasn’t Kwame Sefa Kai a Board member of the National Petroleum Authority and still working as a media practitioner of the despite media group."

@MaameEsiGold wrote:

"These people only have sense when they go into opposition this sense didn’t come to him when Kwame Sefa Kai was on Radio or Paul Adom Okyere and the rest. Nonsense."

@gavivina_18 wrote:

"@AbeikuSantana if this is true, then it is totally unacceptable. Stop it."

@official_otumi1 wrote:

"This people, they are the most shameless in this country. By now, you should be hiding, after disappointing the creatives with all the power you got but no, you are here to criticize someone."

@GIDEONPLATOASAN wrote:

"Has @AdomOtchere quite Metro TV whiles he was with Ghana Airport Company...?"

@Kasibey1 wrote: ·

"Has Mr. Okraku-Mantey heard of the term, "Flexible Working Hours?"

@IamJLirics wrote:

"It’s Abeiku Santana you want to draw the line at, he was blind to ASEDA Kayi and co."

@Patrick_Ashlus7 wrote:

"Even if what you're saying is true which we all know is a big lie, just know that we are in an era of 24hrs."

Chief Justice suspended by Mahama

Earlier, YEN.com.gh Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo was suspended by President Mahama following petitions against her.

After she responded formally to the allegations, the government determined that there was a substantial case against her.

A five-member committee has since been set up to investigate the claims against the Chief Justice as listed in a few petitions.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh