Member
of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has commended
the Committee which was set up to investigate the rot at the Ghana
Youth Employment Entrepreneurial Agency (GYEEDA) modules a couple of
years ago for working assiduously to uncover the corruptible practices
that were carried out in the programme.
Though commending the
Committee, she however wondered why government stood aloof and looked on
for some companies to take advantage of the opportunities created by
GYEEDA and so, abused the system.
Speaking on Oman FM's
political analysis programme, Hon. Ursula Owusu blamed the Mahama
government for the developments that led to the huge financial
impropriety and malfeasance on the part of the companies which were
contracted under the programme.
To her, the 'problems' associated
with the programme were created by the governing National Democratic
Congress itself which in her earnest view, believed should it be given
the opportunity to "attach a meter to the air we breathe before we
inhale, they would do it. If they could tax the air we breathe, they
would tax it. Everything conceivable under the sun has been increased.”
Government has terminated all service contracts between GYEEDA and its service providers.
This follows a strident public outburst over the malfeasance and misdemeanor by the companies in the deal.
The
contracts that have been cancelled include Rlg Communication's training
module, Asongtaba Cottage Industry & Exchange Programme
(ACI&EP) and the Better Ghana Management Services Limited, a
subsidiary of Jospong Group, the parent company of Zoomlion.
A
letter signed by the Chief Director of the Ministry of Youth and Sports,
Alhaji Abdulai Yakubu disclosed that the decision was reached during a
series of meetings between government and the parties involved. |
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