Opinions of Saturday, 26 March 2011

Columnist: Tawiah, Francis

Father For All President Mills, Is This Really True?

OH! MY GOD! NDC & FATHER FOR ALL PRESIDENT MILLS, IS THIS REALLY TRUE?

OH! PRESIDENT MILLS, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE REALLY A FATHER FOR ALL?

IS THAT THE MOST REASON WHY THE HYPOCRITE KWESI PRATT HAS RUN HIS MOUTH TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT HE HAS DEVELOPED PROTRUDING LIPS?

IS THE NDC GOVERNMENT OUT OF FEARS THROWING THE PRECIOUS TAX PAYERS MONEY AT A CHAINED BARKING HARMLESS DOG WHICH IS ONLY MAKING NOISE?

I QUOTE FROM MODERNGHANA COM: ?We wish to respond to the statement signed by Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister of Information some weeks ago.

It is a fact Professor John Evans Atta Mills NDC government is being seriously undermined by naked greed and avarice by Ministers at the Ministry of Finance who have colluded with Ministers at the Ministry of Information to divert state funds yet Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa who makes noises about fighting corruption want us to keep quiet by saying we don't exist. We are deeply traumatised and shocked by the spending of huge sums of money propping up some Ghanaian Newspapers and some media personalities without the knowledge of the President. Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Deputy Minister of Information, a leading beneficiary of these monies and a man with his neck deep in the sea of corrupt practices going on, is once again telling lies and living in cloud cuckoo land.

This jungle warfare attitude of using state funds as personal property and distributing it like popcorn without following proper accounting procedures is causing financial loss to the state according to our laws. This cannot be hidden in the dark and we make no apologies about it.

We are happy to say we obtained from the Office of the President. This was picked from a tray on the desk of Mr Henry Martey Newman, Chief of Staff On the 12th of January, 2011 at 11.40am. This document is copied to Mr Alex Segbefia, Deputy Chief of Staff and Dr Kwabena Duffour, Minister for Finance and Mr Fiifi Kwetey , Deputy Minister for Finance . Below is a summary.

NEWSPAPERS:

1.The Daily Post-20,000 dollars a month

2.The Informer-15,000 dollars a month

3.The Enquirer-30,000 dollars a month

4.The Catalyst-12,000 dollars a month

5.The Insight-20,000 dollars a month plus 3 Isuzu Pick ups from the Tema Port.

6. The Daily Dispatch-15,000 dollars. This allocation had an asterix indicating that it was issued and authorised by Deputy National Security Co-ordinator Mr Kosivi Degbor.

7.The Ghanaian Lens-20,000 Dollars a month.

In addition to the above, The following media personalities received monthly allowances and logistics.

1. Mr Allotey Jacobs-12,000 Dollars paid monthly plus free daily petrol coupons .

2. Mr Raymond Archer-One Ford Explorer vehicle, 1 Jaguar X 5 cleared from Tema Harbour allocated plus 18,000 dollars a month

3. Mr. Michael Dokosi-18,000 Dollars plus 1 Toyota Avensis saloon.

4. Mr Kwesi Pratt-15,000 US Dollars a month plus free daily petrol coupons for 2 years till October,2012

5. Ben Ephson-15,000 US dollars payed monthly plus free daily petrol coupons for 2 years.

6. Mr Kobby Fiagbe-15,000 US Dollars a month

7. Mr Kojo Twum Boafo-20,000 US Dollars a month

The following government officials apart from their salaries also receive extra special allowances for media work done for the government.

1. Dr Tony Aidoo-20,000 dollars a month

2. Mr. James Agyenim Boateng, -25,000 dollars a month

3. Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa- -30 ,000 dollars a month

4. Mr.Stanislav Dogbe- 20,000 Dollars a month.

Ghanaians have a right to know what our politicians do with public funds put in their trust and that these funds cannot be used for personal and partisan agendas. These corrupt practices must end now!!!

THIS INFORMATION IS A COPY FROM MODERNGHANA.COM. (RELEASED FROM THE):

Media Watch Research Associates.

Additional information supplied by Former Research Officer, Information Services Department, Ministry of Information.

FRANCIS TAWIAH (Duisburg -Germany)