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The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has accused the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government of concealing vital information from Parliament and the Ghanaian public regarding ECOWAS’s financial support for victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage.
The parliamentarian alleges that intercepted documents from the ECOWAS Commission indicate the approval of US$200,000.00 (GHS2.4 million) in response to Ghana’s application, a fact not disclosed during the recent presentation of the 2024 Budget.
According to the MP, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during the budget presentation on November 15, 2023, only revealed government applications to the World Bank and the Global Shield Against Climate Risk Fund. The revelation of the ECOWAS funding allegedly approved two weeks before the budget presentation, has raised eyebrows and prompted calls for transparency and accountability.
In a statement, the MP stated,
“Why has the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government concealed from Parliament and the Ghanaian people that they had additionally applied to ECOWAS for financial support for the Akosombo dam spillage flood victims? Intercepted documents from the ECOWAS Commission show that ECOWAS has approved US$200,000.00 (GHS2.4million) following Ghana’s application.
When Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta presented the 2024 Budget on November 15, 2023 — he only disclosed government’s applications to the World Bank and the Global Shield Against Climate Risk Fund. (Reference: paragraphs 29 and 30 at page 5 of 2024 Budget). This is despite having applied to the ECOWAS Commission some two weeks prior to the budget presentation in Parliament as the intercepted documents from ECOWAS reveal.
The NDC Caucus in Parliament shall be promptly demanding full disclosure and total accountability on all government requests for funding submitted to international organizations and how these funds are being utilized. For God and Country. Ghana first”
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