A fact-finding committee set up by the Convention People�s Party (CPP) to establish alleged acts of financial impropriety involving the leadership of the party, has indicted the flag-bearer for the 2012 elections, Dr Abu Sakara, and the Chairperson, Ms Samia Yaba Nkrumah, for failing to account for GH�700,000 of campaign funds meant for the elections.
According to the committee, although the Central Committee of the party could not establish the total amount of funds received throughout the election period, it put total disbursements based on submissions it received at about GH�700,000 with the funds going to Dr Sakara and Ms Nkrumah.
Other recipients of the funds were the General Secretary, Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, and Ms Rodaline Imoro Ayarna, a member of the party.
The committee � which was chaired by Mr K. T. Dadzie � had Mr Ekow Duncan, Madam Araba Bentsi-Enchill, Nii Gborbillor Fleischer and Mr Kosey Dedey as members.
According to the report, written submissions by persons who appeared before the committee confirmed receipt of substantial funds and two Toyota Hilux vehicles, which were received by the National Chairman, adding that GH�200,000 was received from a �donor� out of which GH�150,000 was used to pay the filing fees for parliamentary candidates and part of the remainder used to purchase motorbikes.
Rumours were rife before and after the last elections that CPP officials had received and disbursed funds without due process.
Subsequent to this, Ms Nkrumah confirmed to the Central Committee that she had been consulted by the General Secretary of the party prior to the elections about funds that had come from some donors to support the party.
The committee was then set up to establish the facts about those allegations.
According to the report, a copy of which the Daily Graphic has laid hands on, a request by Dr Sakara for money to offset debts he incurred during the elections could not be accepted as he had not provided enough documents to support his claim.
It said except for the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the party, all other regional chairmen failed to properly account for monies received by their respective regions as requested by the committee.
�The committee was unable to confirm the source of funding as persons who appeared before it were unwilling to disclose the source of funding,� it added.
The report faulted Dr Sakara, Mr Greenstreet and Ms Ayarna, who it said were directly involved with funds, for disbursing monies through their individual bank accounts.
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