The state borrowed US$200 million plus interest to build 5,000 affordable housing units.
The contractor was paid about US$180 million but delivered only around 1,500 houses, all of which are uninhabitable.
The previous administration was prosecuting some former government officials, alleging they had caused financial loss to the state. After coming into office, the new government dropped those charges within two months, describing them as ill-conceived.
Meanwhile, the contractor has taken the state to international arbitration over the termination of the contract and other claims. Ironically, the state now has to defend issues that were at the heart of the case it decided to discontinue. If it loses the arbitration, taxpayers could face even greater financial liabilities.
So here’s where we are:
- We borrowed money for 5,000 affordable houses that were never delivered.
- Most of the money was paid out.
- No one is currently being held accountable after the criminal charges were dropped.
- The state could end up paying even more if it loses the arbitration.
No affordable housing. Just abandoned buildings and the prospect of an even bigger bill for taxpayers.
🤯🇺🇸 OFFICIAL: 'Ted Lasso' star, CRISTO FERNANDEZ, has officially made his debut for El Paso Locomotive.
The Mexican actor has fulfilled his dream of becoming a professional footballer.
"FOOTBALL IS LIFE". ❤️👏🏼
I’m a simple man. Whenever I see a politician putting on a public display, the first thing I do is scan their outfit for one of those lapel microphones.
The moment I spot one, I know not to take the performance too seriously. Someone has probably already said, “Lights, camera, action.”
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Embolo rolled on the pitch about five times and kept screaming on the ground until the referee booked Paredes. Now VAR shows that’s a dive and there are people feeling bad for him???
As much as we all feel for Embolo, the second yellow he got was just the referee being consistent.
And I see the comments about other dives not being penalized with a yellow.
The reason Embolo’s incident is different is because another player was yellow carded (wrongfully) for his dive.
That counts for grounds for mistaken identity (technically, it isn’t), allowing VAR to intervene and rescind the decision.
Embolo then gets a yellow for simulation. Whether a yellow for simulation outside the box deserves a yellow is another matter, because had the referee spotted the dive in real time while the ball is in play, he just waves play on and Argentina keeps the advantage. No yellow card.
Problem here is whether or not being fooled by a player into issuing a (wrong) yellow card is technically a case of mistaken identity.
Mistaken identity should usually mean issuing a card to player number 8, when it is player number 5 that committed the foul. Rescinding a yellow card for a (wrong) foul and now issuing one for simulation, isn’t just fixing a simple case of mistaken identity; that’s also changing the decision.
Maybe the wording on this part should be much clearer.
#fixyourself was bullshit then and it’s bullshit now, please don’t let anyone gaslight you. Demand better pleaaase demand better. You pay too much taxes to be thinking like this. Herh
I wonder why Ghanaians think there aren’t thieves abroad🤣🤣🤣🤣 you think if you give them chance they wont steal the streetlights and bins there eh?? Successive governments have really succeeded in making you guys think your indiscipline is why we aren’t developing. Smh
Ghanaian politicians have it so good
Imagine telling citizens of Atlanta to wake up and do City cleanup 😂😂
Like somebody go shoot up the mayor in house
African leaders have it waaaay too easy meehnn. Their actions and inaction contribute to floods that destroy livelihoods and hard-earned assets of citizens, yet they blame citizens’ “indiscipline” for this. Then these same citizens come & defend this stance on social media. Gosh!