The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy will soon commence investigations into allegations of financial impropriety against the Volta River Authority over contracts it signed with Balkan and Zakhem.
A British diplomat, Craig Murray blew the whistle over what he referred to as a rip-off by Balkan Energy PLC as a result of an “unintelligent contract” signed by an “extremely stupid” Ghanaian official.
Balkan, a US company, was contracted in 2007 by the Kufuor-led administration to operate the Osagyefo Barge which was expected to produce about 185 watts of electricity.
Following the allegations by Murray, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy, Moses Asaga said he has always been suspicious of the Balkan agreement even when his party was in opposition.
He told Joy News, the project manager of the Balkan company was very “rude” to him and the media when they visited the facility.
Asaga was then the ranking member on Energy. He said the behavior of the project manager struck a cord of suspicion, adding, the issues raised by Murray were quite valid.
On Zakhem, Mr Asaga intimated that the US company has been paid money for doing virtually nothing.
He confirmed that officials of the VRA will be hauled before the committee to answer questions on the status of the two projects
But the former Deputy Energy Minister in the erstwhile NPP government, KT Hammond, says the government must not be quick in drawing conclusions.
Even though he does not remember the full details of the two contracts, he believes due process was followed in awarding them.
Story by Nathan Gadugah/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana |
2 comments:
I am sorry to say Asaga is a fool. For Christ's sake Asaga is an MP, a Ghanaian and he visits a facility and the manager is rude to him and then he waits for another foreigner to make a comment before he comes out to react. Where is his thinking cap and why is he an MP and a Ghanaian? I have been saying these MPs are useless animals with just human flesh. A contract has been signed and as an MP you suspect foul play and you dont react three years after the contract has been. Then someone who is not a Ghanaian is able to raise the alarm and we have MPs sitting in parliament in the name of the republic. What are their jobs? No wonder they complain of hunger. I want Asaga and his useless cohorts to think and put Ghana first and stop playing politics with the well being of the country.
Corrupt vampires instead of seeking to honour its part of the contract and stopping duping nations Zachem is threatening court action to cover its cannibalistic behaviour. I hope they now realise the anger of Ghanaians have directed at them. Thieves who make profits when they have not done any work. The politicians (Kuffour included) who sold the nation to Zachem must be arrested and put on trial and if found guilty should be sentenced to a minimum of 25 years for collaborating with corrupt entities to defraud the nation of tens of millions of dollars. And to Zachem the government must abrogate the contract immediately and seize its assets for defrauding Ghanaians and for failing to hoour its part of the contract. We should not allow these corrupt vampires to steal from us . Never.
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