Former Minister for Roads and Highways in the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration, Hon. Inusah Fuseini, has dismissed reports that the NDC awarded cocoa road contracts to the tune of Ghc 5BN with no readily available funds to pay contractors.
According to him, the NPP is only engaging in cheap propaganda and politics on the issue of cocoa roads.
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia program, he explained that he is privy to and has documents to back his assertions.
"During our era in government, funds were made available for the construction of the cocoa roads so it is never true that the former President awarded GH¢5BN cocoa roads with no cash....
"To the best of my knowledge, the former President ensured that funds were provided for the construction of the cocoa roads....Moreso, every contract that is awarded goes through parliament for approval through the budget, so how can you say that the former administration awarded contracts when there was no money?" he quizzed.
He accused the ruling party of dabbling in "propaganda" by "cancelling all those contracts and made it look as if we did not make funds available for those cocoa roads."
Background
The NPP's Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, on Tuesday, descended heavily on former President John Mahama for seeking to score cheap political points with his recent comments on the cocoa sector.
Mr. John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the NDC is reported to have described as sheer wickedness on the part of President Akufo-Addo, the deliberate cancelation of all government contracts the previous NDC government awarded for cocoa roads to be constructed, apart from destroying the cocoa sector.
The former President, who is campaigning to come back to power after being defeated massively as an incumbent in 2016, used his tour of the newly created Western North Region last week to virtually incite the people in the region against the ruling government.
But at a press conference, Kwame Baffoe sought to expose the falsehoods being peddled by the former president on his Speak-out tour adding; "the lamentations of the former president are not as a result of a selfless desire to see the right things done, in so far as the award of cocoa road contracts are concerned.
"They are, instead, the lamentations of a man whose schemes which were to ensure large cash flows to friends, family, and cronies have been frustrated by the Nana Akufo Addo government."
The NPP Bono Regional Chairman further accused Mr. Mahama of "mismanagement and misapplication of funds" from the cocoa sector.
“...instead of admitting to his failure to fulfill the promises he made to cocoa farmers and cocoa farming communities during his presidency; he mismanagement and misapplication of funds which he oversaw and his government’s lack of innovative capacity to resolve the issues of the cocoa sector, the former president is rather engaging in a “Trumpian” style spreading of misinformation,” he indicated.
Source: Isaac Kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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loose talk. this old ***barred word*** always think he has the brains. use that energy to build your party.
THE MAN DIDN'T SAY THAT,WHAT HE SAID WAS THE ROAD CONTRACT WAS AWARDED BASED ON A PROJECTION OF WHAT THEY COULD GARNER,THERFORE THEY PAY THEM BASED ON THE WORK THEY'VE DONE
LOOK BEFORE YOU SPEAK AGAINST NPP YOU SHOULD FIRST GO TO RIVER JORDAN AND ROB YOUR WANZAM MARKS.
Don't mind this man, if NDC government provided funds for cocoa roads,how come NDC government sent cocoa roads certificates to Road Fund for payment on 2016?. They are all taking us for a ride.
Liar Inusah Fuseini, where is the stret light on the Achimota Ofankor road Theif!!!
"To the best of my knowledge, the former President ensured that funds were provided for the construction of the cocoa roads..." So how come when you left office, road contractors were owed over 2 billion cedis? And where are those funds?
You did not say any of your funding plans for the cocoa roads.At least Abronye gave us figures to proof his point.Or your Government kept the money in place and the current government misused it.
Some of you when you read you don't understand but you think u are so intelligent read de said report again and get de facts before relying on it npp is a party of propagandist so all ndc guys should ignored dem
It your own appointed Auditor General who is saying it oh