This was the Energy Agreement the man paid millions of dollars in bribes to the then Power Minister and some parliamentarians for, according to the US Department of Justice. Wow 😮
Parliamentary documents on AKSA Energy 2015 Contract reveal that, the contract which a US court has revealed that was facilitated after $1 Million bribe was paid to government officials, was cooked by an Inter-ministerial committee including the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Justice and Attorney General.
It was ultimately given an executive approval by The President, John Dramani Mahama himself on June 2, 2015.
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DO THE MATH!!!! He paid 1 million (in bribes), Pocketed millions (for himself). Ghanaians paid hundreds of millions more in energy costs. For 1 million dollars the politicians saddled taxpayers with hundreds of millions in excess costs! STUNNING
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One year on, the promised “fight like we have never seen before” and the “ruthless campaign against this canker” have yet to materialize.
There is little to suggest that the current fight against galamsey is fundamentally different from what we’ve seen in the past.
The state itself is benefiting from galamsey gold as it pursues its aggressive foreign reserve accumulation strategy
In February, the Ghana Highway Authority promised to provide us with copies of the Big Push contracts in 15 days.
After over 5 months, the Authority is yet to honour its promise, so we have petitioned the RTI Commission.
It’s yet another story of denial to access to information under this government. It’s another story of a government institution choosing secrecy over transparency.
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So far in my political life, I have come to learn something significant and exceedingly substantial!!!!! Except for NDC apologists and apparatchiks, no political party in the world has members who disagree with themselves on every issue!!!
From the Senior Head Pallbearer 👌 and leader to the cleaner, there isn't any political party across the globe that possesses the mettle of having a double tongue by disagreeing with itself on every issue confronting society.
At least, you would have expected disagreement between two opposing figures, but to have them disagreeing with themselves smacks of inherent dishonesty, deceitfulness, cultivated lies, a lack of value proposition, a lack of principles, and duplicity, for which they have no moral authority to pontificate righteousness to you.
Once again, as they say, "Bulls are trapped by their horns," so are "NDC members trapped by their dishonesty." Unfortunately, they have no shame in swallowing such pride!!!!
Just take a listen to the "dishonourable" Atrohene, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, versus Felix Ofosu Kwakye agreeing and disagreeing with himself on the application of Causing Fear and Panic reborn!!!
GOV'T TAX PRAYERS AS ACHIMOTA FOREST WORSHIPPERS PROTEST TICKET HIKE.
About 2000 people who visit the Achimota Forest daily for prayers have expressed strong dissatisfaction over a sharp increase in the entry fee from GH¢1 to GH¢10.
Speaking to Nana Kwasi Ampofo of Oman FM, the Public Relations Officer of the Achimota Pastors Association, Prophet Samuel Asare, said the association has petitioned Parliament and the Forestry Commission over the increment and is awaiting a response after Parliament resumes from recess.
Prophet Asare lamented the lack of basic facilities at the prayer grounds, including traffic lights to prevent accidents, washrooms, and shelters, forcing worshippers to pray at the mercy of the weather. He added that, aside from the daily GH¢1 entry ticket, worshippers also pay a monthly permit fee of GH¢20.
According to him, the association was informed on Wednesday that worshippers who declined to pay the new GH¢10 fee could continue paying GH¢1 without being issued tickets. However, he said the association could not accept such an arrangement, insisting that worshippers should be issued tickets after paying to access the prayer grounds."Stealing and prayer do not mix because dishonesty breaks trust with God and others. True prayer requires a clean heart therefore they can not compromise "
He further disclosed that the Forestry Commission also rents chairs to worshippers at GH¢2 per chair in addition to the daily entry fee.
Prophet Asare said the prayer grounds attract no fewer than 2000 worshippers every day.
He appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene by reviewing the charges, stressing that worshippers are not refusing to pay but believe the tenfold increase is excessive.
He also expressed concern that children between the ages of 3 and 18 who accompany their parents to pray are now required to pay GH¢5 before being allowed entry.
Story by: Nana Kwasi Ampofo