IT APPEARS the fringe benefits that comes with the position of a
Minister and lackluster glories are not over for the Former Deputy
Minister for the Western Region, Ms Betty Bosumtwi-Sam, following the
unfolding revelations of her activities; years after she was
dismissed from government.
The New Crusading GUIDE can authoritatively report that the former
Deputy Regional Minister and her family relations are still occupying
a bungalow belonging to Sekondi College (SECKO), a government
institution located in Sekondi even though she has a place of her own.
This paper has gathered that the Headmaster of the school, Mr. Joseph
Asmah, was the one who released the 2- bedroom flat to the deputy
minister and her family after she was relieved off her post and was
forcefully thrown out of her official residence where, insiders say,
because she had not completed her house yet, felt reluctant packing
out to pave way for the newly appointed Minister at the time.
Betty Sam, our checks revealed, before her Ministerial appointment in
March, 2009 used to stay on the campus of SECKO where she taught as
a Ghanaian Language tutor but came back to the headmaster for a place
to stay for a short period while she completed her own building which
she had already started then.
In an interview with some neighbours, it came to light that all those
years that the former Minister sought the permission of the headmaster
to stay in that bungalow, her Mother and her younger siblings were
occupying the building whilest Betty Sam went there as a visitor.
��.I don�t know why she has refused to let her mother and siblings
vacate the SECKO flat as per the arrangements she made with the
Headmaster. Judging from their lifestyle, her family on the other hand
is not ready to move out. Betty�s younger sister prepares her school
feeding programme foods in a wooden kitchen they have built outside
the house where she disturbs us with her cooking utensils making it
difficult for one to take a nap in the afternoon�, a concerned
neighbour who wanted to remain anonymous observed.
However, the Headmaster, Mr. Asmah explained why the former minister
was occupying the teacher�s bungalow whilst his teachers live in a
life-threatening situations without accommodation that �the building
was out of shape and because the school was out of money to repair it,
I allowed Betty and her family to do some renovation in order to stay
in whiles she completes her building.
He explained that he could not have allowed the situation Betty found
herself after she was thrown out to continue since he saw anyone who
had helped SECKO before as a hero.
�Even though she has been staying in for some time I assumed she
hadn�t completed her building yet�.
He expressed shock when it was mentioned to him that Betty never
stayed in the bungalow and that she had been staying in her own
apartment- a stone throw-from the bungalow and further indicated he
was going to confer with her and see how the issue would be resolved.
The Headmaster added that Betty came to him to suggest she was going
to vacate the flat by the end of March this year. This information was
before January ended yet information reaching the New Crusading GUIDE
has it that the family is still occupying the flat without any sign of
leaving to make way for teachers who have no place of stay.
The Assistant Headmaster (administration) Mr. Rhule, who happens to
stay a block away from Betty�s �family house�, is believed to be in
the know of all the occurring trends but would not say a word of it to
the Headmaster even though according to sources; some teachers grumble
for a place to stay and he looks on when he is supposed to take care
of the situation.
The New Crusading GUIDE has also gathered that the Betty Sam, months
after her appointment still received salaries as a Deputy Minister and
a teacher of SECKO.
Our checks revealed that, a letter to suspend her salary was delayed
for a while by authorities of the school without any reason.
When the New Crusading GUIDE contacted Madam Betty Sam last two weeks
Sunday to react to the story, she told this paper she was in a meeting
and would call back but as at the time of going to press yesterday,
she had not called.
Stay tuned for more
Source: The New Crusading Guide
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