The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed claims that it has signed a contract with the Margins Group for the printing of national identity cards.
The authority also denied media reports that its Executive Secretary, Prof Ken Attafuah has surrounded himself with members of the NDC.
NPP Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong accused Prof. Ken Attafuah on Oman FM’s evening Talk Show ‘’Boiling Point’’, Tuesday of being in bed with the NDC and allegedly signing a contract with the Margins Group.
He said this while registering his displeasure about how the National Identification Authority was handling his application submitted for consideration in the printing of national identity cards.
"Prof Attafuah has surrounded himself with NDC functionaries who were advising him that he [Ken] was going to sub-contract to some Indians should he get the nod and that, they should rather go for the other deal, which was wholly Ghanaian," Mr Agyepong said.
President Akufo-Addo appointed criminologist, Prof. Ken Agyeman Attafuah as the acting Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA).
The appointment is among the few undertaken by the president to change the leadership of most government institutions following his assumption of office.
Below is the full statement
ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST THE EXECUTIVE THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF NIA ON BOILING POINT PROGRAMME
(Accra 17 March 2017) We are informed of allegations made on Oman FM’s evening Talk Show “Boiling Point” on Tuesday, March 13, 2017 to the effect that the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof. Ken Attafuah has surrounded himself with members of the NDC and has signed a contract with the Margins Group.
We would like to indicate that no such contract has been awarded to any entity by the NIA nor by its Executive Secretary. The Government, through the Office of the Vice-President, has set up four committees (Technical, Legal, Financial and Oversight) to advice on how to revive the National Identification Authority in order to achieve an effective National Identification System (NIS) within one year.
The Technical Committee comprised of experts from stakeholder institutions in the Public Service of Ghana and the Office of the Vice-President, has submitted its report to the Presidency.
The Government is yet to make a decision on the way forward. The Technical Committee was constituted by the Vice-President, not the Executive Secretary of the NIA. It comprised of representatives from such agencies as Births & Death Registry, SSNIT, NHIA, DVLA, GIS, EC, NDPC, NITA and GhIPPS.
We therefore wish to inform the general public that the NIA has not issued any invitation for bids neither has it received any bids. The NIA has not awarded any contract to any person or institution and is not clothed with the power to do so.
The process of contracting a prospective vendor would be made public and in line with relevant laws of Ghana should the government decide to open up the process for competitive tendering after consideration of the report of the Technical Committee.
Finally, we wish to state that NIA is a public sector institution which offers equal employment opportunities to Ghanaians with different ethnic religious and political affiliations.
ISSUED BY
THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
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Kennedy Agyepong is right if giving out contract called somebody like Amadu Sulley a man works as electoral commission as an adviser or involved him what do you think will be the outcome, we all know CRI-MI-NA-LI-TY he has been doing when it come of electoral malpractice he is number one so therefore we have to be careful as nation not to register foreigners into national identification system
What does this loud mouth politician knows about security printing? Just because you have money means you can do everything? Margins will win the contract not those your Indian biggots. Even in their own country they don't respect blacks. They are more corrupt than you think. Shame on you Ken.Greedy monkey.
So Ken wants a contract, abi? Why is it that all our so-called businessmen only do contracts with gov.? No wonder Africa is backward
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KEN AGYAPONG AND IBRAHIM IS THAT THE FORMER IS A BUSINESS MAN WHILE THE LATER IS A TIIF. THANKS (IBRAHIM + MAHAMA)
@ JohnK; Massa ; make no mistake about Ken Agyepong and never underestimate his ability to fish out information from anywhere in Ghana ; the man has a network of informants both in the NPP and NDC who feed him any information about anything in Ghana including throw even throw comments in every government department today ;if Ken Agyepong says he smells a RAT from this Prof Attauah then massa you better believe it besides you can bet you last bottom dollar Ken Agyepong knows what he is talking about and what he is saying is correct because this good for nothing Prof Attafuah thinks he can give contracts behind the scenes like Opuni did at Cocoa board whilst he was sleeping with Lordina Mahama behind the scenes ; this statements is just propaganda to full the Ghanaian public ; Prof Attafuah should make no mistake because as bureacratic in government he is been watched like a hawk and any funny business will go straight to Ken Agyepong ; all Ken Agyepong is seeking is an open tender and NO behind the scene deals ; this acadamic Prof Atttafuah should understand that this is not an NDC government ; this is the government of MR LAW AKA NANA ADDO who does not take prisoners besides good old Ken has the ears of the Nana Addo and is trusted by Nana Addo even the CIA in Ghana listens to the man for information about anything ;KEN AGYEPONG LOVES AND WANTS GHANA TO SUCCEED LIKE NANA ADDO but as a business man he would like to see a bit of fairrness not these over invoicing sole contracts which cost Ghana ; DON'T UNDERSESTIMATE KEN AGYEPONG !!!!because he will roast your nuts if there is any fishy deals by Prof Attafua !!!!!!; BRAVO KEN AGYEPONG TAKE NO PRISONERS !!!
I totally agree with the previous comments. Ken Agyapong is too reckless. Of course there is an il.literate mass he appeals to. The NPP should not allow itself to be held to ransom by people like Ken who parade the corridors of power looking for every avenue to make money. I think there should be a law that bars these politicians/insiders from doing business with the government like in more advanced countries. Thanks Dr. Attafuah for putting the loudmouth in his place.
KENNEDY AGYAPONG JUST THREE MONTHS AGO WAS CALLING PEOPLE NAMES SEE WHERE HE IS TAKING THIS NEW GOVERNMENT TO.KEN IS VERY GREEDY AND I PETTY THIS NEW MINISTERS AND GOVERNMENT APPOINTEE. HIS APPETITE FOR MONEY MAKE HIM JEALOUS EVERYBODY WHO IS DOING WELL IN BUSINESS. HE IS MORE WICKED AND DANGEROUS THAN THE VERY PERSONS HE ACCUSED ON DAILY BASIS. THEY SHOULD MAKE SURE HE IS NOT AWARDED THIS CONTRACT HE CAN GO TO HELL.
I am finding it very hard to see the difference between Ibrahim Mahama and Ken Agyapong.