The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Agyapong has questioned the 15-year period budget of US$1.2billon for the issuance and management of the national identification card – Ghana Card.
According to him, because his company working with an Indian company was unsuccessful in winning the bid for the job, he was constrained in criticizing the project in order not to be misconstrued.
Speaking on the television programme, “The Dialogue with Kennedy Agyapong” on Net2 Wednesday morning, the law maker said, if the entire project, building, software, hardware and all the drives will cost US$100million, “why is it that in the next 15years, it will cost the nation $1.2billion.”
“Is Ghana’s population in the next 15years going to be 100million, is that what he [Prof Attafuah] is saying? Is the upgrading of software and hardware in 15years $1billion?, he questioned.
“Do you know what 1.2billion can do in this country,” he added.
To Mr Agyapong, “it Is inflated big time, read my lips,… if it is NDC I will talk, NPP I will talk, I don’t care, I’m serving my country, yes! I challenge him [Prof Ken Attafuah, Executive Secretary of NIA,” he added.
He claimed he was collecting a dossier on the NIA boss and at the appropriate time he will release it but was currently constrained in order not to be misconstrued that because he [Agyapong] did not win the bid for the NIA job, that was why he was going on that crusade.
“Cast your burden unto Jesus for he cares for you,” sounding proverbial, the lawmaker said and added everything he predicts or says will come to pass.
On social media, there are questions and comparison with the national biometric ID card of India and that of Ghana.
Some have asked why India with a population of 1.2billion and started a similar project in 2009 is costing them US$1.7 billion whilst that of Ghana is going to be US$1.22 billion over a 15 year period.
Some have suggested that for 15years, there will be wear and tear, lost cards etc which would require replacements hence the cost is justified.
The National Identification Authority (NIA) on Monday announced that the planned rollout has suffered a “technical glitch” and will therefore make an announcement when the technical difficulty is resolved to pave way for the registration to go ahead.
Source: Graphic.com
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Upon all the government contract this man has won,he does not even have one manufacturing plant ,this is the reason why I sometimes admire the Lebanese business men in Ghana,they start trading then enter into manufacturing and use small simple cars .Just look at ken adjepong ,since kuffours time with all the contract s he won with the big profit margins all he knows is to buy big cars,houses , brag and and follow fair women giving birth here and there like a dog or a pig.He is using inflated government contract profit to take care of them.Dont give him any government contract and kick him out of parliament ,in the next 10 years he will be start selling some of his houses and go broke
THIS 15 YEARS DURATION WILL CATER FOR LOST IDs, IDs FOR ALL BABIES WHO WILL BE BORN WITHIN THE 15-YEAR PERIOD, FOREIGNERS WHO WILL COME IN (TO STAY TEMPORARY OF NATURALIZE) AND ALSO ALL UPGRADES OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
Because you were not given the contract you are now claiming it is inflated.... This Ken guy is very greedy and corrupt like John Ford Mahama.....
Ken wants the whole world to believe he is genuine, but I am convinced he is as corrupt as any other politician. Why does he want to given all the juicy projects? His credibility is wearing off little by little.
Will someone ask KEN to stop what he is doing in the name of fighting for Ghana.Tell me paaa who fight for Ghana.We have seen people crying aloud banking on tables in the name of Ghana but now the ordinary Ghanaian,the poor can testify the difference between them and the people.So Ken stop all that you doing.
this ken agyepong guy is a mentally unstable person. the npp leadership need to carefully watch and distance themselves from him
So can't we use this money for factories and other productive venture...what will the Ghana card do for the ordinary Ghanaian? I dont know why our leaders can't think!! First things first...
Ken how much did the contract Agyarko gave to your wife via solo contracting cost? 100 million? You think you are the only wise person in Ghana? We are no longer gullible. All you are doing is lining your own pockets. You brought in Indians to do the national ID for a cut but because Ken Attafuah stood up to you, you are now using the back door to discredit him. You have destroyed so many people in Ghana with you wild allegations. Now you are trying to destroy Anas. It is funny that you are asking Anas how he got money to buy property. You, Ken how did you make your money? Do you have the balls to tell Ghanaians how you came by your wealth? By selling PK on the streets and driving a taxi eh? haha you were a very good taxi driver then. People know you; your time will come.