The Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Mr. Kwame Owusu, has dismissed claims that his outfit spent an amount of 10, 000 Ghana cedis on food for eight people.
According to him, the number of people was 17 and not eight as reported by the media adding that the cost of food covered a series of meetings held by the authority.
A memo leaked to the media last week revealed that on October 08, 2018, an amount GHc10, 652.05 worth of food was supplied to the authority by LUXE SUITES and HOTEL after a management and stakeholder meeting.
Another Memo also revealed that GHc135, 125.00 was spent on food, drinks and music for staff during the end of year dinner party.
But addressing a press conference Tuesday, Mr Owusu said the memo was deliberately leaked to the media for mischievous purposes.
“For the record…the person who stole the documents was only doing it for mischief purposes…any academician will know that it cannot be eight people…we are about 17 people, even eight people cannot form a quorum for us to have a meeting.”
Mr. Owusu lamented that the information was put out for him to look bad in the eyes of the public.
The press conference comes a day after the Transport Ministry directed the Board of the Ghana Maritime Authority to investigate claims of financial malfeasance against the CEO of the authority, Mr. Kwame Owusu.
A statement signed by the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, in parts read that “My attention has been drawn to a number of allegations against the Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Mr. Kwame Owusu, which have gone viral on social media.
“As the sector Minister with oversight responsibility over the Ghana Maritime Authority, I wish to indicate that I have directed the Board of the Authority to investigate the allegations and report to me for necessary action.”
Source: starrfm
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People should read paragraph 2 of the statement very well and note the word "series" before commenting on the issue, and if they do not understand the word then they should consult and not to expose their ignorance.
if 17 people can eat food at gh10,000 +, then i wonder the many millions wasted at the presidency. so when will politicians etc stop che.ating making ghana always bleed. hmmmm only heaven knows where we going.
what's series? why can't he be specific with the number of meeetings which I am very certain is readily available. It's just a cover. whichcan series? make wanna give us some air to breathe wo ho. endada sem ara kwa. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS ROT. THEY WON'T SPEND SAME IF IT WAS COMING FROM THEIR POCKETS.
Wow!! Nana's people dey chop like Ghana is beyond aid!!Is this what Nana begged us to try him and see??we have seen,we thank him for putting pepper in our eyes."2020 we go show Nana"!!!
you can bar it all I said was the DG is an O-fui DG. And I meant it
17 persons and so what? would those who approved of the expenditure spend their 10,000 cedis on food for 17 persons. Yesterday I listened to the ***barred word*** Director General asking a journalist if the contract should have been alloted to a timber contractor because his company won the contract. NSEM HUUNU koraa kwa. Sometimes you wonder how some of these got to where they are with such chicken brains. ARROGANCE to cover their thiever-y
The minister's directive is only a window dressing. All of them are aware of what is going on!!!!! Even if 20 people were at the meeting, a plate will cost GHc500.00. I don't believe they were served Breakfast, lunch and dinner which may cost Ghc100.00, GHc200.00 and GHc200.00 respectively. Even FUFU will not cost GHc200.00 per plate. God save us.
don't know where you are reading from
Looking at the subject of the payment,it said meeting held at the head office, meaning only one meeting was held if I'm right,so noting like series of the meetings Come again sir
"Do people understand the word "series"? hmmmmmm English language is very difficult and these people are simply mischievous