Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong has praised Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Anthony Karbo, for putting up a strong objection to the allocation of $1 million of the $2 billion Sinohydro Corporation facility, for the construction of temporary structures to facilitate the construction of some roads in the country.
Assuring Ghanaians on NET2 TV that the Akufo-Addo government, unlike the Mahama administration, will put the $2 billion loan to good use, the firebrand politician said: “I’ve been to Roads and Highways when I saw the minister and the company coming with this loan [Sinohydro Corporation], the number of roads, and I was so happy and proud to be [an] NPP [member] because Karbo was arguing with the people that the $1 million that they will put in, to build temporary structures, no, he is not going to agree”.
“He was fighting for this country, and they were arguing back-and-forth.
“Karbo and his team said: ‘No, it’s too much’. There was another thing that he said he was no going to agree to. That is the difference between the NPP and NDC.
“If it had been NDC, [they’d have said]: ‘Oh, $1 million; now that we now you can use $100,000 to do it, then give me $200,000 and put the $1 million in’. But Karbo insisted that: ‘No way, that temporary structure, you put in $1 million, no’. That is NPP for you. That is how President Akufo-Addo has changed his boys, so, please we’ll make sure we’ll get value-for-money from this loan for Ghanaians to see the work the $2 billion has done to improve the country”, Mr Agyapong said.
Mr Agyapong also accused members of the erstwhile Mahama government of using government loans to acquire houses abroad when they were in office.
According to him, some of these officials bought houses in South Africa, United Kingdom, Dubai and the United States of America.
His comment comes on the back of the Minority’s objection to $2billion facility in exchange for Ghana’s bauxite in the Atewa forest.
The Minority have strongly criticised government over the deal, which is expected to provide $2 billion worth of infrastructure including roads, bridges, interchanges, hospitals, houses, rural electrification, among others, in exchange for Ghana’s bauxite.
In the same Wednesday, 22 August 2018 interview, Mr Agyapong said unlike the NDC, officials of the NPP government will not use the $2 billion for their personal benefit.
The lawmaker said: “What about all the monies they [NDC] took? Because they did not use it well, they think President Akufo-Addo and NPP will do same. It’s a disgrace for politicians to even go and make such frivolous statements, it will not help them… The previous loans they took, they shared it amongst themselves, bought houses in Dubai and South Africa, UK and USA, so, they think NPP is going to do the same.”
Source: classfmonline
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I laugh enter Kencity! Apuuuuuutttttttoooooooor! Trying very hard to clean Karbo after the Nyantakyi saga. You lie bad. He is part and your are also part. There is no way you extricate yourself from the issue. These are all political gimmick and I want to remind you that Ghanaians are not so forgetful as you may be thinking.
The transport ministry was created for you personally, so you are right to praise Karbo the deputy minister.
Nana Oye Lithur has bought $500000.00 mansion in South Africa...by Tony Lithur , her husband.
already???
Oh Aluta. You people read but don't understand. No agreement on American WS signed. The agreement was before Parliament. Parliament didn't proceed to discuss it. So which agreement was signed by whom. American even came out that they are not privy to any new agreement. Some of you are stark illiterates.
NDC AND FOR THAT MATTER GHANAIANS SHOULD NOT LISTERN TO SUCH STORIES AND REFUSE TO MONITOR THE NPP. THESE ARE ALL GIMMICKS BY THE NPP TO DECEIVE GHANAIANS AS IF THEY ARE HONEST AND YET BE STEALING THE NATIONS COFFERS UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS. THE AMERI NEGOTIATED DEAL BY THE NPP AND FULLY SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT, NANA ADDO, IS A GOOD EXAMPLE TO MAKE GHANAIANS NOT TO TRUST THE NPP AND THEIR GIMMICKS..