Veteran journalist and Editor in Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr has condemned government for awarding a financial engineering contract to Anator Holdings, a company owned by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome.
Mr Woyome, who is already embroiled in a GHC51.2 million judgment debt scandal, had signed an agreement for the development of deep seaports as the Executive Chairman of Anator Holding Company Limited with former Minister for Transport, Dzifa Aku Attivor on behalf of government.
Anator Holding Company Limited (AHCL) according to its website offers management services to various Strategic Business Units and has subsidiaries in the transport, quarry and construction sectors.
An obviously incensed Baako berated government for the lack of due diligence in awarding the contract.
According to Mr Baako, Woyome, his companies and others associated with him had no credibility; hence government should not have signed the contract or any other contract for that matter.
This came at the back of Pressure Group, OccupyGhana raising an issue over the alleged GHc 35 million contract given to Anator holdings by government.
Mr Baako stated that "until and unless Woyome has purged himself of the liabilities he owes to the state, any state official should be cautious in dealing with him or his company or companies he is associated with."
"Is that the only company that can do this business? Come on, some level of discretion is important, you avoid this company and this gentleman for now. There are thousands of other companies," he lamented.
Mr Baako who was speaking as a panelist on Joy FM's Newsfile programme on Saturday said the seeming complicity in the deal is noted in the striking semblance of the over 500 pages document that Anator Holdings had used to secure the contract which according to him should have raised a red flag.
Describing the deal as an insult to the Ghanaian people, he wondered why government will sign a contract with a company that is mounting blockades relatively to the recovery of state monies, adding that common sense should have served as a guide in such situations.
"It's an insult to our intelligence as a people. It ought not to happen. It’s an assault on our sensibilities and sensitivities.
It’s a wrong policy decision; it ought not to be taken at all in the first place. Some discretion, some caution, some vigilance will tell you don’t touch this one at this time, Mr Baako added.
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Source: Graphic.com.gh
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It is because of people like Kweku Baako that is why we shall always vote against the NPP so that at least we can get to know what happens within their corridors. When we voted Kufuor, Kweku Baako suddenly be deaf and dumb. His interception of letters and memos stopped. So how can we judge him as a credible journalist? He hates the NDC so does whatever to unearth things within the NDC but silent on the rot in the NPP. Such a person is NOT credible. You'll continue to be an opposition journalist. As for Anyenini and Azure, they are trying hard to be accepted by the NPP. But the truth is that, they DON'T respect them.
Kweku Baako,you need a little education. The Procurement Act,2003 Act 663 states that the contract should be awarded to the least evaluated bidder. The evaluation is done on both general and technical basis. What about if Anator Holdings was adjudged the least evaluated bidder, just because of one director of the company, the award should be cancelled? Anator will sue government. Take out emotions from this. Anator is different from Woyome.No court has disqualified Woyome to act as director.After all it is better he works and pay us. Government can even put a lien on his payments.Oldman open your eyes and do not be parochial.
common sense ampa. i always draw this difference between the ndc and the npp: npp will chop the money and clear their back. ndc on the other hand will chop the money and even post it behind their back. shameful people. we will see some of them in jail sooner than later
THIS SINGULAR ACT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT MAHAMA IS UNAMENABLE TO CORRUPTION. OF COURSE, WHEN THE LATE PREZ MILLS STARTED INVESTIGATIONS AGAINST HIM FOR FLEECING GHANA WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE EMBRAER 190 AIRCRAFT, THE NDC SHOULD HAVE THROWN MAHAMA OUT. ALAS ,THE CORRUPTION IN THE NDC RUNS FROM HEAD TO TOE!!!!!!!!
NDC and Wayome are planning to dupe the state again. It is very clear. Whether NPP or NDC or any other party wins the Dec. 7 elections, the battle grounds for judgement dept have been schemed already. This is NDC for you and they say they are changing Ghana and Transforming Ghana. The problem with we Ghanaians is that we are illiterates and don't know what is on the ground. Tell the masses on this issue and you will be told "I don't know". It is too bad. How
Yes this shows the ruling NDC has interest on the case he shouldn't even deal with the government at all ei mother ghana a word to a wise is enough
No intelligent Ewe is going to rise up with you to defend any woyome. Must we support and defend any 💩 That walks?!? Come on, give us some benefit of brain cells. Stop trying to make it an Ewe /Akan thing. I'm a Ghanaian first and I will protect my motherland against the likes of you and woyone. Oh and FYI, the man himself stated he had no contract with government so wtf are you talking about 'the contract was withdrawn and so he deserves the money'. You may invite him over to your house and allow him to steal your personal hard-earned cash, but tell him to bring back our money! #bringbackourmoney
Your english is so horrible.
@ Edd, you can write good English. I wish you judgment was also same, and think about MOTHER GHANA not you paymasters. Even if NPP did wrong, NDC promised BETTER Ghana. Shame on you. CHANGE IS COMING!
Talking about due diligence indeed. Did the NPP do due diligence by awarding a contract which was not approved by parliament ?? What offense did Mr. Woyome commit by seeking judgement debt, after the contract was withdrawn, again without due diligence, or Rather what credibility is Kwaku Baako talking about. Shall we also assume that because of the pending judgement debt repayment issues, Mr.Woyome deserves no contract again as a businessman ? Maybe because he is an ewe. Herein, I am surprise all ewes are quiet about the victimization Mr. Woyome is going through when in actual fact, the likes of KT Hammond are walking free. The same was done to Mr. Tsikata. #EWESMUSTRISEUP