The Chairman of Interior and Defense Committee in Parliament, Fritz Baffour, has described as ridiculous claims that government has spent close to $300 million on the supply of National Security equipment without parliamentary approval.
The NPP at a press conference on Tuesday, alleged, among other things, that the Mahama-led government had signed a fraudulent deal worth about $300 million for the procurement of national security equipment.
The Deputy ranking member for Defence and Interior, Major Derek Oduro, affirmed the allegations against the government in an earlier interview with Citi News.
According to the party, government has already paid a UK-based firm, Santa Barron, $120 million dollars, for the supply of the equipment on 30th November without due diligence.
But speaking on Eyewitness News, Fritz Baffour said his committee had no such expenditure budget.
The Ablekuma South MP retorted to the allegations, “I don’t know where it is coming from because I am the chairman of the defense and Interior select Committee in parliament and various interventions like that will come to us one way or the other.”
“If it was a budgeted item and I looked at our budget, we don’t have anything like that, spending $300 million on arms,” he added.
Mr. Baffour further explained that such a deal “has to come before us [Defense Committee] for discussion so what I am saying to you is that it hasn’t come to my notice. It hasn’t come before my committee. I am telling you it is ridiculous that a certain amount is being spent unless it was part of the budget.”
Source: Citifmonline
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coward jonathan lagos, what is your real name. ndc sympathiser. Why are u not proud of ndc if you think they are the best among the lot. i am nnp sympathiser and my name is kwaku adu from obo kwahu.
The man said nothing of this sort has come to the Parliamentary sub-committee for review and clearance, do all security contracts go before Parliament? Perhaps what you are failing to see is the off-budget expenditures during election year craziness.
These are the enemies the Bible talk's about in Luke 19:27 they do evil things and come back to beg, no amount of words can stop God from allowing the change to come for voice of the people is the voice God, let our prayer says what the Bible say's in Luke 19:27 Spiritually bring these enemies before God and slay them for their wicked plans. Mr Prez your mistakes sound like a deliberate once to punish the electorates by increase and invade more taxes so now you have clearly expose how you are that indeed you can not take any decision you are ruing the nation just like the survive of the fitters who can survive your hardship can live, Mr Prez the voices of the people is the voices of God, if I understood the Constitution clearly it didn't say you only have four years that means if you do not win the 2016 election you another chance to contest other elections so stop forcing for the seat which is not yours. Ghana need peaces so be it. God bless Ghana A Change is coming!!!
Please Mr. Baffuor.....there is no need responding to these people ooooo. They seems now to be complaining about everything which turns out to be lies, just to proof that they are monitoring..... Papa, they have no message for the electorate so all they are doing is to derail or cause you to loose focus so they will be able to drag the NDC to it's sorry level!!! Please ask the NDC to concentrate on winning the elections for us please!!! Today, it is the police, tomorrow it PURC building expensive boreholes, Innolink has sneeked something out, the day after Papers have no serial numbers, police using new recruits and the list goes on..... Very soon, they will even accuse God himself........... When they see defeat staring at them they apply any and everything!!!
ALMIGHTY ALLAH WILL PUNISH N.P.P BY LOSING THIS ELECTION BCOS OF UNNECESSARY PROPAGANDA
BUT WHEN SUCH ALLEGATIONS ARE MADE AND THE SOURCE SUGGESTS AND APPEALED TO THE READER THAT IT IS AN APPENDAGE OF THE NPP PROPAGANDA,,, ONE CAN ONLY WIPE HIS ARSZ WITH IT.... BECAUSE THAT MEDIA HOUSE HAS NEVER PUBLISH AND BROADCAST ANYTHING SENSIBLE FOR A DISCERNING LISTENER,,, EXCEPT FOR THE GULLIBLE NPPIANS WHO ARE READY TO ABSORB ANYTHING SO LONG AS IT SERVE THEIR EVIL AGENDA. BUT THE RESOLVE AND THE TENACITY OF THE NDC HAS ALWAYS SHOT THEM DOWN AND THEIR PROPAGANDA FALL FLAT. WITHOUT SERVING THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS INTENDED.