A Shocking Revelation: Akufo-Addo/Bawumia’s Lavish Spending Spree Exposed – Time for Vigilance!”: Hon Ablakwa
Akufo-Addo/Bawumia’s Lavish Spending Spree Exposed
In the midst of the upcoming 2024 elections, a careful examination of newly acquired documents by Hon. Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa has unearthed a disconcerting truth about the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government’s extravagant spending during the 2020 election campaign.
The revelations paint a picture of profligacy and vulgarity in the pursuit of fantasy projects, demanding our collective vigilance as responsible citizens.
One glaring instance, detailed in the attached documents by Hon.Okudzeto Ablakwa, highlights the government’s questionable priorities.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when global central banks were concentrating on economic recovery, our own Addison-led central bank shockingly allocated resources to the construction of a luxurious 50-bed guest house in Tamale. Even more confounding is the revelation that the project was single-sourced to De Simone Limited at a staggering cost of GHS139.9 million.
The uncovered documents shed light on Dr. Addison’s seemingly hooliganistic penchant for single-source and restricted tendering. What’s more alarming is that not a single procurement under his watch has been competitive, raising serious concerns about transparency and accountability.
The respected Togbe Afede XIV’s recent op-ed, asserting that the Bank of Ghana has failed us, now resonates more than ever. It’s a stark reminder of the responsibility we hold as citizens to scrutinize and question those in power.
The irony is hard to miss – the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia duo, once vocal critics of single-source procurements in opposition, have now become champions of grand single-source projects, abandoning their principles and scruples.
Further investigation reveals that payments for other controversial projects, such as the US$450 million National Cathedral and the US$222.7 million BoG Head Office, commenced during the 2020 electioneering campaign. This pattern raises suspicions of a deliberate strategy to push through costly initiatives amid the political fervor.
As we approach the December 7 elections, it is incumbent upon us to be vigilant and halt what seems to be a continuation of “lootocratic” schemes. Our duty as patriotic citizens is to demand accountability, transparency, and adherence to principles.
Full post by Hon. Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa
We all have to be extra vigilant this election year.
Newly obtained documents I am poring over reveal how the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government went on a profligate and vulgar spending spree on fantasy projects during the 2020 electioneering campaign.
Consider this classic example (as attached) of how during the 2020 elections, and at the peak of COVID-19 when other central banks across the world were focused on monetary policy interventions to mitigate the adverse economic impact of covid, our Addison-led central bank shockingly made the construction of a 50-bed guest house in Tamale a priority.
Even more puzzling, they single sourced the lavish guest house project at a staggering cost of GHS139.9million to De Simone Limited.
The fresh documents in my possession show that Dr. Addison appears to have a hooliganistic appetite for single-source and restricted tendering so much so that NONE of the procurements under his watch have been competitive.
The venerable Togbe Afede XIV was obviously right when he wrote in his latest op-ed that the BoG has failed us.
Remember that in opposition, the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia ticket condemned single source procurements and argued that it was a veritable conduit for corruption.
Without principle and scruples, they are now the all-time champions of grand single source procurements.
It is most instructive to note that payments for other infamous wasteful Akufo-Addo-legacy projects such as the US$450million National Cathedral fiasco and the US$222.7million BoG Head Office all commenced during the electioneering campaign of 2020.
The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia single-source-procurement-regime will be planning similar “lootocratic” schemes ahead of the December 7 elections — it is our patriotic duty to stop them in their tracks.
May God help us.
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