.. President John Mahama
New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disclosed that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has allegedly paid about GH¢949,661,017 through Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneuri ... read full comment
.. President John Mahama
New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disclosed that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has allegedly paid about GH¢949,661,017 through Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Agency (GYEEDA), now Youth Employment Agency to Rlg Communications Ghana Limited for no work done.
The information and communications technology (ICT) company owned by a Ghanaian entrepreneur, Mr. Roland Agambire, NPP revealed, was “owing” another GH¢259,000,000 when the December 2012 general elections were over.
“Thus, as much as GH¢1,208,661,017 was spent on an elaborate, corrupt scheme, created mainly to assist President John Mahama hold on to power in 2012, using the false excuse of creating jobs for the young people of Ghana. Four years on, still, everyone in two young persons are unemployed.”
This was revealed by the Policy Advisor of the NPP, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, at a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Accra yesterday.
He pointed out that it was useful to recollect that the NPP’s National Youth Employment programme was launched on October 3rd, 2006.
According to him, by the time NPP left office on January 7, 2009 about 110,000 young people were employed under the scheme, earning incomes and not a single allegation of scandal was linked to the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) for two years.
He pointed out that the first innovative policy initiated by the NDC when it took office was to change the name from NYEP to GYEEDA, after which they proceeded to lay off all the 110,000 young Ghanaians under the NYEP.
“Yet, after spending an equivalent of nearly half a billion dollars, the NDC has not been able to employ more than 70,000 young Ghanaians under the scheme in eight years,” he added.
According to Mr. Agyarko, it was by this time in 2012 that hundreds of millions of Ghana Cedis were released for unbudgeted expenditure, including payments to Rlg Communications Ghana Limited, for distribution of laptops embossed with President Mahama’s campaign pictures.
The NPP policy advisor alleged that the amounts fraudulently abused under these so-called employment schemes went to companies with very close links to President Dramani Mahama from the womb of the AGAMS Group such as rLG, Craftpro and Asongtaba.
Some of the payments made to AGAMS, he mentioned, for instance, were laundered and rechanneled to fund campaign spending on billboards, newspaper, TV and radio adverts for the President and his party, the NDC.
“Indeed, such was the impunity used in abusing public funds that the benefiting media houses did not even bother to question why cheques from AGAMS were issued to them for payments of adverts done for the ruling party.
He said an illegal loan of GH¢50 million was also advanced to the AGAMS Group by GYEEDA.
Mr. Agyarko also mentioned that the Ghana National Education Coalition in 2013 complained about the fact that the laptop contract, sole-sourced to rLG, using a cheap Ubuntu software, was twice as expensive as other similar computers on the local retail market.
He indicated that GYEEDA, which replaced the National Youth Employment Programme of the NPP, was set up ostensibly to offer jobs for young Ghanaians.
“Instead, it became a conduit for looting state funds and funding the President’s 2012 campaign,” he averred.
Omanhene 7 years ago
WHERE IS YOUR BOY FRIEND? MR TRUMU VEEP. BYE BYE OOOOO. BY JM TWASO.
WHERE IS YOUR BOY FRIEND? MR TRUMU VEEP. BYE BYE OOOOO. BY JM TWASO.
Nancy Forson 7 years ago
In the area of Tertiary education, these are some of the enormous achievement of the John Mahama led administration.
Increased the capacities of the tertiary institutions across the country leading to increased enrolments ... read full comment
In the area of Tertiary education, these are some of the enormous achievement of the John Mahama led administration.
Increased the capacities of the tertiary institutions across the country leading to increased enrolments of 7.1% in the Universities and 3.4% in the Polytechnics. Enrolment went up by 63.8% in the 38 public Colleges of Education with the substitution of trainee allowances with the student’s loan scheme;
• Commenced the construction of a 617-bed Teaching Hospital at the University of Ghana,Legon, to support the University of Ghana
Medical School;
• Commissioned ICT facilities in the 10 Regional Distance Education Centres to aid Distance Education;
• Established the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in the Brong Ahafo Region and a new and permanent campus for the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in the Volta
Region and initiated preparatory works for its University of Health and Allied Sciences, Sokode, Ho
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School of Pharmacy at Keta;
Nancy Forson 7 years ago
The NPP and their bunch lying communicators cannot deny the NDC and President Mahama the victory which awaits him come December 7.
The fact, however, remains that the lot of Ghanaians will vote based on the reality that th ... read full comment
The NPP and their bunch lying communicators cannot deny the NDC and President Mahama the victory which awaits him come December 7.
The fact, however, remains that the lot of Ghanaians will vote based on the reality that this government has tremendously well for the good people of Ghana.
ROSEMARY 7 years ago
SADA MONIES.... GYEEDA.. .... RLG DUPING.. ... etc etc...
President John Mahama
New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disclosed that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has allegedly paid about GH¢9 ... read full comment
SADA MONIES.... GYEEDA.. .... RLG DUPING.. ... etc etc...
President John Mahama
New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disclosed that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has allegedly paid about GH¢949,661,017 through Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Agency (GYEEDA), now Youth Employment Agency to Rlg Communications Ghana Limited for no work done.
The information and communications technology (ICT) company owned by a Ghanaian entrepreneur, Mr. Roland Agambire, NPP revealed, was “owing” another GH¢259,000,000 when the December 2012 general elections were over.
“Thus, as much as GH¢1,208,661,017 was spent on an elaborate, corrupt scheme, created mainly to assist President John Mahama hold on to power in 2012, using the false excuse of creating jobs for the young people of Ghana. Four years on, still, everyone in two young persons are unemployed.”
This was revealed by the Policy Advisor of the NPP, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, at a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Accra yesterday.
He pointed out that it was useful to recollect that the NPP’s National Youth Employment programme was launched on October 3rd, 2006.
According to him, by the time NPP left office on January 7, 2009 about 110,000 young people were employed under the scheme, earning incomes and not a single allegation of scandal was linked to the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) for two years.
He pointed out that the first innovative policy initiated by the NDC when it took office was to change the name from NYEP to GYEEDA, after which they proceeded to lay off all the 110,000 young Ghanaians under the NYEP.
“Yet, after spending an equivalent of nearly half a billion dollars, the NDC has not been able to employ more than 70,000 young Ghanaians under the scheme in eight years,” he added.
According to Mr. Agyarko, it was by this time in 2012 that hundreds of millions of Ghana Cedis were released for unbudgeted expenditure, including payments to Rlg Communications Ghana Limited, for distribution of laptops embossed with President Mahama’s campaign pictures.
The NPP policy advisor alleged that the amounts fraudulently abused under these so-called employment schemes went to companies with very close links to President Dramani Mahama from the womb of the AGAMS Group such as rLG, Craftpro and Asongtaba.
Some of the payments made to AGAMS, he mentioned, for instance, were laundered and rechanneled to fund campaign spending on billboards, newspaper, TV and radio adverts for the President and his party, the NDC.
“Indeed, such was the impunity used in abusing public funds that the benefiting media houses did not even bother to question why cheques from AGAMS were issued to them for payments of adverts done for the ruling party.
He said an illegal loan of GH¢50 million was also advanced to the AGAMS Group by GYEEDA.
Mr. Agyarko also mentioned that the Ghana National Education Coalition in 2013 complained about the fact that the laptop contract, sole-sourced to rLG, using a cheap Ubuntu software, was twice as expensive as other similar computers on the local retail market.
He indicated that GYEEDA, which replaced the National Youth Employment Programme of the NPP, was set up ostensibly to offer jobs for young Ghanaians.
“Instead, it became a conduit for looting state funds and funding the President’s 2012 campaign,” he averred.
Nancy Forson 7 years ago
It is visible how desperation had led the NPP into telling lies, but thank be to God that the Ghanaian is so much informed and will not for prey to the lies of the NPP.
We have all been privy to the numerous attempts by th ... read full comment
It is visible how desperation had led the NPP into telling lies, but thank be to God that the Ghanaian is so much informed and will not for prey to the lies of the NPP.
We have all been privy to the numerous attempts by the Government led by President John Mahama to collect any illegal paid money to any individual. And this has been the only government to have undertaken such an initiative against even its own people. This tells how government is committed to fighting corruption.
Bbb 7 years ago
Ghanaians are going to kick the NDC thievery gangsters out.
Ghanaians are going to kick the NDC thievery gangsters out.
Johnson 7 years ago
JM all the way. JM toaso. You've done a fantastic job. No abaabas33! EC should publish the signed minutes of IPAC meetings so we don't have Opana and his Npp feeding Ghanaians with lies on the process
JM all the way. JM toaso. You've done a fantastic job. No abaabas33! EC should publish the signed minutes of IPAC meetings so we don't have Opana and his Npp feeding Ghanaians with lies on the process
Kokuvi Da Togolese 7 years ago
Ghanaians will never make that mistake to bring back looters and criminals like the NDC to power. Your time is up!
Ghanaians will never make that mistake to bring back looters and criminals like the NDC to power. Your time is up!
ZACH 7 years ago
Do we continue Woyome saga? So what continuity is the Veep calling Ghanaians on? We do not want a repeat of Bus re-branding,nor SADA,SUBAH,GYEEDA and for sure unemployment sucks neither do we want GHC248 billion around our ne ... read full comment
Do we continue Woyome saga? So what continuity is the Veep calling Ghanaians on? We do not want a repeat of Bus re-branding,nor SADA,SUBAH,GYEEDA and for sure unemployment sucks neither do we want GHC248 billion around our necks.
Veep we do not want to continue with Mahama. We want Nana Akufo-Addo.
Edward 7 years ago
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Nancy Forson 7 years ago
Yes indeed, the NDC government within this short term of its administration has proven to be a government interested in the development of education of the country.
This has been demonstrated in the manner which government ... read full comment
Yes indeed, the NDC government within this short term of its administration has proven to be a government interested in the development of education of the country.
This has been demonstrated in the manner which government has withing three years constructed 123 new SHS's across the country and the tremendous infrastructure development the sector has witness under the NDC.
Nancy Forson 7 years ago
At the basic education level:
• The number of educational institutions at all levels of basic education increased from 45,447
in the 2008/2009 academic year to over 57,270 in the 2014/2015 academic year. This represents ... read full comment
At the basic education level:
• The number of educational institutions at all levels of basic education increased from 45,447
in the 2008/2009 academic year to over 57,270 in the 2014/2015 academic year. This represents an increase of 26%.
• School enrolment increased from 7,038,738 students in the 2008/2009 academic year to 8,891,892, in the 2014/2015 academic year,representing an increase of more than 26%.
• A total of 1,614 out of 2,578 basic school projects have been completed under the removal of Schools-Under-Trees programme, providing brick and mortar shelter for 484,200 pupils.
The NDC government is one very much committed to the education needs of the country.
Kofi - USA 7 years ago
THIS VICE PRESIDENT IS NOT SERIOUS AND HAS NO MESSAGE. HE IS ASKING PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR CONTINUITY SO THAT THE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOT AND SHARE. VOTE FOR CONTINUITY SO THAT THE MASSES WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER. CHANGE IS COMING AN ... read full comment
THIS VICE PRESIDENT IS NOT SERIOUS AND HAS NO MESSAGE. HE IS ASKING PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR CONTINUITY SO THAT THE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOT AND SHARE. VOTE FOR CONTINUITY SO THAT THE MASSES WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER. CHANGE IS COMING AND THE WIND OF CHANGE IS BLOWING HARD
NOBODY 7 years ago
he Ghanaian electorate will vote for continuity and progress instead of wasting its vote on a clueless Banza Bakoi Akufo-Addo who was recently labeled as "incompetent and a monumental failure" by the Alan Kyeremanten camp wit ... read full comment
he Ghanaian electorate will vote for continuity and progress instead of wasting its vote on a clueless Banza Bakoi Akufo-Addo who was recently labeled as "incompetent and a monumental failure" by the Alan Kyeremanten camp within the NPP.
The cjoice is between nation builder President Mahama and nation wrecker incompetent Akufo-Addo.
NOBODY 7 years ago
Devious and desperate NPP keeps making useless noise about tribalism being fueled by President Mahama, yet each time NPP's Serial Liar Aplanke Bawumia, Serial Loser Akufo-Addo and their NPP supporters open their mouths, all t ... read full comment
Devious and desperate NPP keeps making useless noise about tribalism being fueled by President Mahama, yet each time NPP's Serial Liar Aplanke Bawumia, Serial Loser Akufo-Addo and their NPP supporters open their mouths, all that comes out is tribalism at its worst. The clueless NPP is forgetting that the NPP does not have what it takes to patronize our fellow citizens in any part of the nation.
Kanawu 7 years ago
what continuity are you talking about? continuity in stealing, corrupt and incompetency?
it is time for a change...
what continuity are you talking about? continuity in stealing, corrupt and incompetency?
it is time for a change...
.. President John Mahama
New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disclosed that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has allegedly paid about GH¢949,661,017 through Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneuri ...
read full comment
WHERE IS YOUR BOY FRIEND? MR TRUMU VEEP. BYE BYE OOOOO. BY JM TWASO.
In the area of Tertiary education, these are some of the enormous achievement of the John Mahama led administration.
Increased the capacities of the tertiary institutions across the country leading to increased enrolments ...
read full comment
The NPP and their bunch lying communicators cannot deny the NDC and President Mahama the victory which awaits him come December 7.
The fact, however, remains that the lot of Ghanaians will vote based on the reality that th ...
read full comment
SADA MONIES.... GYEEDA.. .... RLG DUPING.. ... etc etc...
President John Mahama
New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disclosed that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has allegedly paid about GH¢9 ...
read full comment
It is visible how desperation had led the NPP into telling lies, but thank be to God that the Ghanaian is so much informed and will not for prey to the lies of the NPP.
We have all been privy to the numerous attempts by th ...
read full comment
Ghanaians are going to kick the NDC thievery gangsters out.
JM all the way. JM toaso. You've done a fantastic job. No abaabas33! EC should publish the signed minutes of IPAC meetings so we don't have Opana and his Npp feeding Ghanaians with lies on the process
Ghanaians will never make that mistake to bring back looters and criminals like the NDC to power. Your time is up!
Do we continue Woyome saga? So what continuity is the Veep calling Ghanaians on? We do not want a repeat of Bus re-branding,nor SADA,SUBAH,GYEEDA and for sure unemployment sucks neither do we want GHC248 billion around our ne ...
read full comment
Do you want the opportunity to join an exclusive travel club allowing you to travel all over the world at discount rates whilst also giving you the opportunity to make very good and grow a business? Be your own boss and live ...
read full comment
Yes indeed, the NDC government within this short term of its administration has proven to be a government interested in the development of education of the country.
This has been demonstrated in the manner which government ...
read full comment
At the basic education level:
• The number of educational institutions at all levels of basic education increased from 45,447
in the 2008/2009 academic year to over 57,270 in the 2014/2015 academic year. This represents ...
read full comment
THIS VICE PRESIDENT IS NOT SERIOUS AND HAS NO MESSAGE. HE IS ASKING PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR CONTINUITY SO THAT THE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOT AND SHARE. VOTE FOR CONTINUITY SO THAT THE MASSES WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER. CHANGE IS COMING AN ...
read full comment
he Ghanaian electorate will vote for continuity and progress instead of wasting its vote on a clueless Banza Bakoi Akufo-Addo who was recently labeled as "incompetent and a monumental failure" by the Alan Kyeremanten camp wit ...
read full comment
Devious and desperate NPP keeps making useless noise about tribalism being fueled by President Mahama, yet each time NPP's Serial Liar Aplanke Bawumia, Serial Loser Akufo-Addo and their NPP supporters open their mouths, all t ...
read full comment
what continuity are you talking about? continuity in stealing, corrupt and incompetency?
it is time for a change...