NPP spends ?6bn cedis on bungalows

The Ghana Palaver says a colossal amount of about ?6 billion has, so far, been spent on the renovation and rehabilitation works carried out on the Office of the President and the residencies of a few members of the Executive, as well as some repairs on MP’s flats at Sakumono.

This, according to the NDC mouth piece, does not include other “unknown” costs of the renovation works in some residencies, where the names of the contractors are either not disclosed, or the amount spent declared.

Under this category, one can find names like the Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, whose residence was renovated by an “unknown” contractor, at an “unknown” cost. The Vice-President reportedly, the paper alleges chose to award the contract himself to the “unknown” company.

In the case of Mr J.H. Mensah, Minister of Government Business (until Thursday’s reshuffle), although the amount spent is about 402 million, he also chose to pick his own contractor, whose name does not appear on any voucher, claims the paper.

The Palaver gives the breakdown of the works undertaken at Mr Mensah’s house include the paving of a summer hut at a cost of ?63 million and landscaping work at ?33 million.

The Palaver further reveals that there is also a queer case, in which someone, known to be a Boutique Operator, have been paid almost 200 million cedis as a contractor for some repairs at the MPs flats at Sakumono. The renovation at the newly-created Ministry of Women Affairs cost over ?1 billion.