Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has expressed shock at the loud silence of the Minority in Parliament about the scandal that has rocked the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
According to him, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of the Parliament who are quick to organize press conferences o topical issues have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to the scandal.
The state pensions trust is currently being investigated by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for spending $72 million on procuring and installing software and other hardware systems known as the Operational Business Suite (OBS) in a bid to digitize the Trust.
Previous Board Chairman of SSNIT, Kwame Peprah and Prof Joshua Alabi who are members of the NDC have been fingered in the scandal who has mounted a spirited defense for their actions.
Fresh details emerging in the SSNIT OBS saga indicates that the former management of SSNIT ignored legal advice not to backdate the contract which will cause the company to pay a service provider an amount covering 2years of work when in fact they have only worked for only nine months.
By not heeding the advice, SSNIT ended up paying an annual service legal agreement fee of two million dollars for two years when only nine months of service had been provided.
The lawyer in a written opinion described the act as objectionable, unpersuasive and unacceptable.
The immediate past Director General of SSNIT, Ernest Thompson says the company was not obliged to the advice of a member of the legal team. He maintains that the right decisions were made at the time.
But on Adom FM’s morning show, 'Dwaso Nsem' Wednesday, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu could not fathom why the Minority has not spoken about the topical issue which has created a lot of controversy in the country.
He said Parliament will institute an investigation into the SSNIT $72 million software deal in October when the House is in session.
The Majority leader indicated that the inconsistencies in the amount for the software project demonstrate a lack of professionalism in the use of public funds.
Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu said they hope to unravel the mystery behind the bizarre spending at SSNIT to ensure value for money.
Source: adomonline.com
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Mr. Abloso said this isn't the first time such a thing has happend and that a similar thing happened under the Kufour government and an investigation was carried out and the report given to none but the real vice president of Ghana, Mr. Osafo Marfo.
Mr. Abloso said this is the first time such a thing has happend and that a similar thing happened under the Kufour government and an investigation was carried out and the report given to none but the real vice president of Ghana, Mr. Osafo Marfo.
Dear Mr. president and the MP of tema east, please on behave of the unemployed youth who have struggle to put up containers to fund themselves, THE new metropolitan assembly engineer is fighting hard just to demolish we the citizens of Ghana containers. so how do we survive without a job. what does this government want us to do? is it prostitution/ robbery.? please sit down the new METROPOLIAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE DOWN. they are trying hard to sabotage your administration. thank you.
It is super ***barred word*** man steal ***barred word*** man.Their. Ssnit money is part.
Alabi chopped more than all the Minority NDC MPs chopped even when they were ministers. They feel they worked like moonkeys whiles Alabi chopped like the cunning proverbial babooon.
What do you expect from a batch of non-serious people? They are quick to support lies like Ayariga's bribe scandal, Asiedu Nketia's 'wolf' allegation on armed robbery and what have you? On the other hand, when a substantive issue like this SSNIT incompetence surfaces they show their true colours of not caring about the nation. Shame onto you, you nation wreckerrs. No wonder Ghanaias have FORSAKEN YOU!!
HOW CAN THEY SAY ANYTHING SINCE THEY WERE ALL PART OF THE CHOP-CHOP. HE WAS QUICK TO ASSEMBLE THE N-I-T-WI-TS IN HIS PARTY ABOUT THE SO CALLED ATTACK ON THEIR EQUALLY AID INFECTED LOOKALIKE GENERAL SECRETARY AND THE LOUD NOISE ABOUT THE UNFORTUNATE STATEMENT BY THE FORMER AGRIC DEP. MINISTER. THESE N.D.C MP'S IN PARLIAMENT ARE MORE USEL--E-E-SSS THAN THE WORD ITSELF. THE LOUD MOUTH A.B.A. FUSENI HAS NOT HEARD OR SEEN THE NAKED ***barred word*** THAT THEY SUPERVISED, BUT RATHER SHOOTING HIS MOUTH OFF ON SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS IS TRUE BUT IN THEIR USUAL OSTRICH POSTURING ARE PRETENDING SOMEONE HAS INSULTED THEM.
haruna idddrisu etc are all shocked that they koraaaaa who were incompetent in govt did not chop this kind of money, They are bitter that people who were not ministers could chopp so much that they feel fooooooooolish and incompetent even when it comes to chop chop.