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Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George has made serious claims against the previous government led by Akufo-Addo.
He says they made a bad deal that took money meant for the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) and gave it to a private company instead.
He is unhappy with this arrangement because it stops NITA from getting the funds it should.
Meanwhile, a private company is getting a lot of money from this deal.
“NITA has a certain contract arrangement with a third-party vendor. I have summoned that third-party vendor to appear before me tomorrow because I do not understand how all the revenue coming to NITA is being redirected.
“The previous administration signed a contract that diverts all of these funds, giving them to a third party,” he stated.
Samuel also mentioned that he was asked to approve almost four million Ghana Cedis for services that used NITA’s facilities. He refused to approve the payment and sent the issue to the Attorney General for review.
“The payment for services using NITA’s infrastructure, which I was supposed to approve to a third-party company, was almost four million Ghana Cedis. I have refused to sign it and have referred it to the Attorney General,” he revealed.
The minister stressed that he won’t approve any payments until he fully understands the contract. He is questioning why NITA is in debt while private companies are making money by using NITA’s infrastructure.
“I will not authorise such payments until I understand why NITA is not receiving a dime while a private sector player is using NITA’s infrastructure and earning almost four million Ghana Cedis. Meanwhile, all the debt is sitting on NITA’s books while the revenue goes to the private sector,” he added.
Samuel Nartey George used this opportunity to strongly criticize the previous government, saying it clearly showed how the state was controlled by a few people for their own benefit.
He promised that he would soon give a detailed report to Parliament. This report would explain all the alleged wrong actions happening in the ministry.
He wants everyone to understand what has been going on and hold those responsible accountable for any misconduct.
“The ministry is a true definition of state capture. I will come to the house and brief the house extensively on the rot in the ministry,” he concluded.
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