The Ghanaian Chronicle

Another scandal rocks GNPC, &450,000 missing from company reserves

The Paper reports that only months after it emerged that Mr. Tsikata had dumped a ?100 billion debt on the Ghanaian tax payer through a financial gambling session in Paris, France, a whopping $450,000 equivalent of ?1.1 billion is reported missing from the reserves of the GNPC at Tema.

The story states that in 1993, GNPC management, in a bid to improve its communication system, released $450,000 to the company?s computer and communications department headed by a Mr. Asamoah Koduah for the purchase of the computers.

According to the report, since 1993 the GNPC has failed to take stock to find out whether the amount has been properly utilised.

The irregularities are said to have been uncovered some months ago following intensive investigations by some senior staff of the GNPC.

The Management responded to the demands of the staff to at least help redeem the soiled image of GNPC, when it set up a committee to further investigate the Computer and Communication department.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of National Investigation is said to have stepped into investigate, says the paper and Mr. Koduah who is on leave has been contacted for questioning.

Ms. Ester Cobbah, head of the Public Relations department is said to have declined to give details, only stating that an internal enquiring is underway and that any stories in the paper could prejudice the findings of the committee.

Reform Party : Lets end fear factor in politics

 

Another front-page story in the Ghanaian Chronicle says the national Reform Party (NRP) responding to the issuance of a provisional certificate to enable the party operate in this country, appealed to Ghanaians to rid society of the fear factor that has dogged Ghanaian politics under the NDC party of President Jerry John Rawlings.

"Ghanaians should galvanise themselves to get rid of this fear factor which alone is propelling the NDC government" Mr. Tweretwie Opoku, Interim General Secretary of the party told the Chronicle in Accra at the weekend.

He asked Ghanaians to take solace in the experience of the leadership of the party who have been made to lose their businesses, but are still fighting to get rid of the NDC oligarchy which has been on its last leg for sometime now.

Mr. Tweretie is reported as stating "there is nothing to be scared of ? Everybody sees this regime losing grip of national affairs. NDC is crumbling? Ghanaians should take solace in the fact that we are still moving forward . they are collapsing our businesses but we are still here.

He said the National Reform Party is Providing a credible alternative and appealed to Ghanaians to identify with the hopes and aspirations of party.

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