NPP Contractor Forces Students Out And Locks Up School Over Unpaid Contract

NPP Contractor Forces Students Out And Locks Up School Over Unpaid Contract Investment Few Days To Election 2024.

A contractor who has identified himself as a member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) visited a school and forced students out of the classroom over an unpaid contract at a basic school.

Mr. Thomas Akwasi Frimpong, the building contractor, operates under Atofis Company Limited. He stormed the Old Tafo R/C Basic School in Kumasi on Monday, November 25th, to drive students out of their classrooms.

His radical action was followed by the locking of all classrooms and the school building. Mr. Frimpong stated that the NPP government had failed to pay him for the investment he made in the construction of the school building.

According to him, Gh230,000 was used by his company to pre-finance the construction of the two-story classroom block that began in 2008.

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Mr. Frimpong added that due to the government’s failure to reimburse him for the investment made 14 years ago, he had to sell his properties to pay back the loan he took to construct the school building. He went on to say that successive governments have failed to settle the outstanding debt on the project.

Speaking to the media after locking up the school, the worried contractor said the students would be allowed into the facility only after the government pays the outstanding debt.

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“Since 2010, when the students moved into the building, the government hasn’t paid me, and I am not going to allow the students to use it,” he said. “It’s over 14 years now. If the government rented, wouldn’t they have paid? They should pay me; if not, the students won’t be allowed to study in the building.”

The contractor had planned to lock the school in 2021, but some authorities intervened. However, he vowed to ensure that the school was locked this time, and he succeeded.

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“I was waiting for the government to settle me, but nothing has been done,” he complained. “I’m not doing this because it’s an election year. I’m a member of the NPP, but now I need my money; enough is enough.”

NPP Contractor Forces Students Out And Locks Up School Over Unpaid Contract to send a strong signal to the ruling elites, but will his locked-up investment be paid before the 2024 election?