According to him, the funding of the edifice was sourced from the “pockets” of the NDC members and there is no such thing like corruption associated with the members’ generosity towards providing a well-deserving office for the party.
He described AFAG’s revelations as mere attempts to turn the people of Ghana against the party. Hence, referring to the group as “NPP” AFAG, he said the group is only honouring its bid to the opposition NPP.
He intimated that, during the regime of the former President Kuffour, there was an allegation of monies being distributed to party loyalists and officials at the Castle which was presided by former President Kuffour and therefore questioned AFAG about their role in bringing the truth to bear.
He added that if NPP could purchase two offices in the wink of an eye under the auspices of President J.A Kuffour, then why AFAG’s worry over NDC’s quest to set up its own administrative office.
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) yesterday issued a statement revealing the obscure erection of a multi-million dollar edifice at Adabraka which according to the group raises eyebrows. AFAG said they are “surprised at the long silence of anti-corruption agencies, civil societies and the media on the erection of a multimillion dollar edifice at Adabraka, a suburb of Accra which is intended to be the new NDC party headquarters.”
“Though AFAG is not against the acquisition of assets by any political party, the development of this structure at a time that, the ordinary Ghanaian is struggling to make ends meet vis-a-vis the high unemployment levels is absolutely not correct, and a travesty of justice to the Ghanaian tax payer be it directly or indirectly.”
“The Alliance for Accountable governance, recall vividly not so long ago, where the NDC General Secretary explained why he could not submit audited accounts of his party to the electoral commission because of the lack of adequate financial resources to hire an external auditor. On this account, it is worrisome to see to the near completion of this modern office which is estimated at $20 Million (300 billion old Ghana Cedis).”
The group also raised questions about China’s involvement in constructing such multi-million dollar edifice of the NDC but the NDC Deputy National Youth Organizer says China’s role in the construction process is only mutual with no personal gains. He said China and the government of Ghana have so far had a good rapport with China making lots of investments into country.
He explained that AFAG's findings are only a ploy and propaganda mechanism to deface the NDC party.
“…the NPP AFAG is just out to do propaganda. I am building my house; how do you sit down to cost the house for me…Are they the engineers there on our landsite? Are they the architects there? Do they know how much money that we have in our account that we have started doing the party edifice? They don’t know, so, why would they put up a figure?”, he implored.
Story by Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/X fm 95.1/Accra/Ghana
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