The John Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) has contracted a “bogus” company to import items for National Security to enable them provide security during the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John), a former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has alleged.
According to him, the government’s decision to dole out $300 million to an unknown company to undertake the importation of these security equipment smacks of “corruption and thievery”.
He wondered why the government would spend such a huge amount on this company at a time nurses and teachers, as well as other professional bodies, have not been paid their salary arrears.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday November 22, Sir John, as he is popularly known, said: “Corruption and thievery have characterised this John Mahama-led government over the years.
“At a time nurses and teachers have not been paid, several people do not have jobs to do to make ends meet, the government has given out $300 million to a bogus company to import materials to be given to National Security to man the elections.”
He asked: “How can you give out such an amount of money to a company that was established just yesterday to do this project? This shows the government is corrupt. Thievery has characterised this government.”
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