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Fresh intercepted documents reveal that colossal amounts of taxpayer funds in excess of GH₵85 million were actually released to crony companies to rehabilitate three of our national sports stadia in recent years.
Painstaking parliamentary oversight has led me to the firm conclusion that if Ghana had obtained value for money in these contracts, we would have avoided this unprecedented monumental international disgrace of all our stadia facing prohibition by CAF from hosting international competitions.
The latest revelations dispel widely held views that our national stadia were simply abandoned by an incompetent NPP government. It turns out the real situation is worse — there was all along a corrupt create, loot and share scheme with taxpayer funds in the name of stadium rehabilitation but only a few enriched themselves without Ghana benefiting.
1) GHS41.9million Essipong (Sekondi) Rehabilitation
On July 14, 2023, the then Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr. John A. Kumah (may his soul rest in peace) wrote to the Minister for Youth and Sports granting authorization for the rehabilitation of the Essipong Stadium. Intercepted letter is duly attached.
The contract was awarded to Cisdan Company Limited.
Incorporation documents confirm that Cisdan Company Limited is owned by Kelvin Ofori-Atta, a relative of President Akufo-Addo and former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
source: myjoyonline.com
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