Drama in Parliament...a bent man's memo stalls the House

The Ghanaian Chronicle says Parliament was temporarily rocked on Tuesday when a memo submitted by a businessman, Lord Duodu Kumi, Managing Director of Seel (Ghana) Ltd and consul officer for the Turkish Government in Ghana, and a man with criminal tendencies, stalled proceedings for a day.

The memo questioned the integrity of Hon. Felix Owusu-Adjepong a highly respected surveyor in relation to a property at Cantonments owned by Unilever Ghana Ltd., sold by the Minister designate for Transport and Communications.

The memo dated January 1, 2001 challenged the ethics and professional competence of Hon Owusu Adjepong, a former President of the Ghana Institute of Surveyors and consultant for Unilever, describing the sale as a 'sham sale' between Mr Owusu Adjepong's clients Unilever and Mr Sam Jonah as purchaser.'

Duodu Kumi was however silent on relevant information which may have determined the quality of evidence.

The Chronicle says its independent evidence revealed that the property has been turned into a consular office of the Turkish Government even though Mr Duodu Kumi, one time close confidante of Mrs Rawlings is fighting an eviction order since he has failed to pay rent for some four years after an initial payment of $24,000 nearly four years ago.