Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George has accused Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of engaging in propaganda and spreading lies, as though he was still on a campaign trail. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia had disclosed that a new mansion that was being constructed by the previous administration to house Ghana’s vice president is costing the country close to 14 million dollars.
In dismissing this claim, the MP who is former presidential staffer said it is time the Vice President switched from his campaign mode. “Our Vice President should know the campaign is over and stop churning out untruth.
It is almost a month since he assumed the role as Vice President and one would have thought that he carries himself as such but not a running mate. I plead with him to stop peddling untruth, our Vice President is a practising Muslim.” Dr. Bawumia, who was addressing a wide range of issues at the launch of Action Chapel International’s Good Corporate Governance Initiative in Accra on Tuesday, paused briefly to talk about the cost involved in the construction of the official residence, which was being put up by the erstwhile Mahama administration. The Veep indicated among many things that the project was too costly by all standards, questioning whether the blocks for the building as well as the gate are made of gold for it to cost the nation a staggering 13.9 million dollars. However, the figure given by the Vice President has sharply been disputed by the MP for Ningo-Prampram who minced no words in describing the claims as a “lie”, “untruth”, “unholy” and “unjust”.
Sam George on Onua FM said the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia inflated the original cost of the project for a reason best known to him. Asked what the original cost was, Sam George said he cannot be specific but can recall that the figure was around the region of 5.8 million dollars. “He should give us the breakdown of the cost he is giving not just a blanket statement, he should give us specifics.
The Vice should respect the office he is occupying so that we accord him with such respect. He should have gotten the details of the project before coming out; I think it is just propaganda. The campaigns are over Mr. Vice President” Sam ‘Dzata’ George snapped.
Source: 3news.com
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Is a shame that ningo prampram has this little boy as their mp, but then we have to ignore this nuisance as a nation and move on. After causing the mess you have the audacity to open your big mouth to spree this lies against the Veep. Everyone know that NDC government was the master of inflating figures, even your formal President is not exception so how can we take you serious?
Everything Bawumia has spoken to concerning money that NDC has denied, it has always been confirmed to be the truth since Bawumia burst onto the Ghanaian political scene. This small boy should spare us his wet dreams of infantile talk.
What did Ghana do wrong to have such men to rule her. Politics had become CHEAP in Ghana and Sam George is an MP? You build a house in Ghana for WHAT MILLION $?
Whos this boy saying this.. Sam George? Just imagine the tone of his submission, Ghana all this boys are Honorable. U don't know the cost but u need specifics from Dr Bawumia. Hmmm
You talk of a figure you are not sure of and put a value at 4.5mUSD as if its a mere money. If you know the value just tell US... Never Again in Ghana...Never Again. Did you guys not pay more than 5Million GHC to a wood sellers in Kumasi for National Data Centre networking and then ??? What cant you people do?
Why are they building a new VP house? Why? Is John Mahama still living in the official VP house? Eiiii, Hmmmmm
SAM GEORGE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT. HOW CAN SOMEONE JUST INFLATE A FIGURE WHEN THE DOCUMENTS INDICATING THE CONTRACT SUM FOR THE PROJECT IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. PLS KEEP QUIET AND LET PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE COUNTRY SPEAK. WE GHANAIANS ARE TIRED OF THIS YOUR ***barred word*** STUDENTS' POLITICS. ***barred word***! YOU THINK GHANAIANS ARE ***barred word***. AND THAT PERSON WHO WANTS TO KNOW HOW MUCH THE GHANA @ 50 COST, THEY SHOULD GO AND ASK THEIR VICE PRESIDENT, AMISSAH ARTHUR TO TELL IF ONLY HE IS COMPETENT ENOUGH TO KNOW. MANY GHANAIANS ARE NOW DETERMINED AND POISED TO SHAME CORRUPT PRACTICES AND ENSURE PROPER ACCOUNTABILITY WHICH GOES WITH VALUE FOR MONEY. IF WHAT VICE PRES. BAWUMIA IS SAYING IS FALSE, WHY DID DR. APAAK SAY THAT THE THEN VICE PRESIDENT AMISSAH ARTHUR STOPPED SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS OF THE CONTRACT SUM. AND I THINK ITS BECAUSE OF THIS ACTION BY AMISSAH ARTHUR ( REALIZING THAT THE MONEY WAS TOO MUCH ) THAT BROUGHT THE PROJECT TO A HALT.
educate us on how much the vice president's residence was contracted for. because of sole sourcing there was plenty plenty chop chop by the previous govt. Just focus on the substantive issue and tell us the contact sum for the residence if you are disputing the figure mentioned - Period
so government should cancel it.
In fact some vonstituencies in Ghana are doing the country and themselves more harm than good,how can you vote Sam George instead of Sly to represent you? Ningo/Prampram do you want us to see you at the wrong side all the time? This guy is going to make you jokers in Parliament instead of bringing you honour he will bring you disgrace and sorrows. Who would be happy to have someone like ET Mensah or Sly as MP,who wouldn't love to have Alban Bagbin as an MP,who wouldn't want to have Dr Asibbey Yeboah a young guy as MP who wouldn't want even Haruna Iddrisu as MP but to choose an idi*t to represent you is like sending a basket to fetch water. Shame on you all who forgot about their future and voted for this guy.