National Communications Officer for the biggest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has disclosed that the Mahama-led government will put Mavis Hawa Koomson up for prosecution for wilfully causing financial loss to the state after winning the 2020 general elections
According to him, the Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Hawa Koomson is a potential candidate for prosecution in the future for awarding contracts to uncertified contractors who have no expertise in irrigation dam construction, engaging in shoddy works at the expense of the taxpayers’ money.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Sammy Gyamfi emphatically warned the sector Minister that there will be agitation from his camp to push for her prosecution for wilfully causing financial loss to the state if she does not refrain from bad practices.
“Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is a potential candidate for prosecution in the future. If she does not stop those things she is doing, one day when change of government finally happens, some of us will push for her to be prosecuted for wilfully causing financial loss to the state because the contractors she has handed over the contracts to, some don’t even have certificates from Ghana Irrigation Development Authority. Yet, they are giving them taxpayers’ money to do some substandard dugouts and excavated ponds which some are being washed away because of shoddy works,” he reprimanded.
According to him, his checks at the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority clearly indicates that most of the contractors handling the one-village-one-dam projects are not certified to go into small-scale irrigation dams.
“I am saying that this is simple task for you and your producer to do, after all, Nana Addo says he has passed into law freedom of information, even though the law is not in force, I believe that in good fate, if you want information, you will not struggle to get it. Call Ghana Irrigation Development Authority and ask them that, is a Dam a specialised job which only a certain category of contractors with certificates can build or any contractor can do it?” he told the host Kwame Nkrumah Tikese.
He therefore described that the dams under construction are a ‘waste of state resources’ championed by the Akufo-Addo-led government.
“I am not a prophet of doom but mark my words that there will be no water in the dams during dry season for which the dams are being constructed to help farmers especially in the north,” he predicted.
He however pontificated that the said small-scale irrigation dams are rather excavated ponds and dugouts, thus a real small-scale irrigation dam cannot cost Ghc 256,000 as compared to a similar dam being constructed by JICA in the up north at the cost of Ghs2.4 million each.
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Kwaseaba,if you have evidence of misappropriation please stop the puppy talk and report to the special prosecutor.Enough of your childish and unsubstantiated allegations.The doors of the courts are open wide, go and file a writ against her. Daawa konko.
A lawyer of a sort.
Well i wouldnt blame this so called lawyer for how he spit without thinking, I blame democracy for where he has gotten us to. Democracy is not good for a black man, its driving some peoples comm_on sen+se too far from home...and its a shame.
lawyer my foot!!! as a responsible citizen if you have evidence of corruption why not present it to the special prosecutor to deal with her, and to remind you ediots in the ndc opposition is your ordained place for a long time to come we don't need such nitwits like you in ndc to come create, luut and share our resources
this small boy ..per his utterances and actions..i think he is a pocket lawyer...no serious lawyer will behave the way this guy is behaving...he is always using unpalatable words on his elders...Sammy, grow up and mature..
This boy Sammy Gyamfi is not attracting swing voters at all. His utterances are very offensive and disrespecting. That reminds me of Fifi Kwotey and Ama Benyinwa Doe. Every policy was kicked against but now you want to review it. For 8 yrs what can you say NDC did for Ghana apart from Circle Inter-pond.
I guess the ndc are not serious and should and should be taken them as such, how can you think like someone who has never been to school? well those who vote for them have their own problems otherwise this dumb guy cant be made Communication Officer to be talking ***barred word***. Ndc think and come out with programmes and what you will different wai and stop this irresponsible wanting victimization.
IF YOU HAVE THE EVIDENCE, AS A GOOD CITIZEN AND A LAWYER, WHAT AT ALL PREVENTS YOU FROM GOING TO COURT OR TO THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR? ALL THE PROPAGANDA WILL NOT WASH. GHANAIANS ARE WISER NOW. THE DIFFERENCE B/N NPP & NDC IS NOW VERY CLEAR FOR ALL TO SEE. LONG LIVE GHANA.
Why not now knowing the future doesn’t belong to you
Sammy Gyamfi, I find it difficult to believe you are a lawyer. Sometimes it is strange the type of lawyers churned out of the Ghana Law School, or is it Ghana School of Law? But, Sammy Gyamfi, are you the Communication Director or Communication Officer for the NDC? One Kakra Essamuah, another lawyer, has been signing documents as Communication Director of NDC. Do you work under him? Because, a director is a higher position than officer in any organisation. If I remember very well, your delegates voted for you, but the other man was just appointed to be your boss.