Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Gifty Klenam, has dismissed media reports that she and one of her deputies, Eric Amoako Twum, are indulging in massive mismanagement of funds belonging to the authority.
According to reports, Madam Klenam and her deputy have collected $132,000 or GH¢580,800 for house rent, covering a period of two years in gross violation of state procurement laws.
But in a press statement issued by the authority on Tuesday the allegations were denied outright with no explanation.
The statement indicated that “the Ghana Export Promotion Authority by this release denies the allegations as put in the media.”
It said, “we further assure our esteemed stakeholders that the Audit Service of Ghana, as mandated by law, has as is periodically required and done, scheduled to conduct their routine audit, and the management of GEPA shall in deference to the integrity of the office of audit, await the settlement of the facts of the matter.”
However, even though the CEO and the authority have denied the allegations, checks by DAILY GUIDE indicated that she and her deputy actually collected the said amounts for their accommodations when GEPA is in desperate need of funds to boost its export promotion activities of non-traditional commodities.
According to sources, workers at GEPA are seething with anger over the alleged reckless spending by the CEO.
The amount was said to have actually been cashed from First Atlantic Bank Ghana and used for the rents, and the authority in its response failed to address the substantive issues that have been raised against Ms Klenam and her deputy.
Reports have it that the CEO and her deputy, in a letter dated 23rd May, 2017, and jointly signed by the two of them, ordered the Manager of First Atlantic Bank Ghana Limited to effect the transfer of “the cedi equivalent of $132, 000 from account number 0360571101014 and credit same to account number 0360571101025.”
The letter said Mr. Twum was to receive the money on behalf of the authority, and that the money was subsequently withdrawn in two tranches, with $100,000 withdrawn on May 23, 2017 and $32,000 withdrawn on May 26, 2017.
Ms Klenam had reportedly parted with $72,000 as rent allowance at $3,000 a month for 24 months while her deputy Mr. Twum collected $60,000 at $2,500 a month for 24 months.
Again, Ms. Klenam has been accused of paying herself GH¢ 93,000 for clothing allowance, and has also been accused of paying $19,500 for a training programme at Harvard University in the United States of America.
Furthermore, it is alleged that she has also authorized the purchasing of two new Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles and two new Saloon cars for herself and her deputy and a new Nissan Teana car for her assistant.
Source: Daily Guide
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That is why no development is going on in the country. They are just collecting and hiding it in their various account.
Paying yourself an amount of GH¢93,000 as dressing allowance, what type of dress is it? The Directors receiving their salaries from Controller and Accountant General's Department are on a gross salary rate of about 7,000. So if you bring in Directors as contract staff, they should be given the gross of what CAGD paid. Klennam brought in two people as Directors on contact and she is paying them GH17,000 each!!!!. Bought a brand new car for her Special Assistant who can not construct a simple sentence correctly, and also elevated her from an officer to the position of a Director with a year. Members of staff are intimidate on daily basis.
They are noy=t on that level with the MPs. These guys in the Export Promotion are ***barred word*** .
The allegations are nothing but the truth. Everything is true. remember, there is no smoke without fire. One of my uncle's work there. There are paying themselves above the public sector salary structure. They are busy ***barred word*** the company and the state.
No NDC member is working against these government. The CEO and her Deputy have no experience in Public Sector work. They are busy stealing money meant for expanding the export sector in Ghana
If these allegations are true, then I'm really disappointed. Nana, please check some of your appointees before it's too late. We shouldn't take for granted the goodwill of the Ghanaian people.
what is Nana Addo doing to Nkrumah's Ghana??Why is he raping her??!!
EEEiii, dialy guide, is this proper journalism? how can you splash the account number on the internet like that. This is very, very BAD.
the ndc is working harder to tag this government most corrupt. but it wont work
i am very sad. npp paaa. I am sad. Wow Ghana Ghana Ghana smh