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Corruption in Amenfi East District

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 Source: Owusu, Augustine

Dear Sir,

In August 2009, the DCE and the NDC constituency secretary of the Wasa

Amenfi East District in the Western Region collected GHC 60.00 from people

with the aim of providing meters for extension of electricity to their

homes. Soon after that the constituency secretary started buying cars. The

electrification project never took place until they put under severe

pressure. Now the project has started and is ongoing. However, it's

been confirmed that the project is Government sponsored and its therefore

free. When the news broke out, they have started refunding the GHC 60.00

back to the victims which I am one and have collected mine. Now, my question

is if these people used the money to purchase treasury bills or fix deposit

or used it in any form of transaction, how much profit would they have made

by now? This is because more than 5000 people in the District fell victim

to this unfortunate incidence.

Why is President Mills queit about this? Or, are these victims not part of

the people he "cares for" ? Or, has President Mills stopped the fight

against corruption? Some of us are very worried about these events. Reliable

sources allege that one "Guru" at the ministry of local Government (who is

from the area) is the brain behind all these. He is trying to prevent any

letter (about the DCE and his corrupt practises) from reaching the

president.

I would like you to conduct investigations into the above and bring the

matter to light so that these corrupt leaders might be brought to order.

Best regards

Augustine

Columnist: Owusu, Augustine