Deputy Chief Scribe for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Lawson has described as loose talk comments by the Minister of State in-charge of Public Procurement, Sarah Adwoa Safo on how the NDC plundered state resources through the use of sole-sourcing in procurement.
The Minister of State in-charge of Public Procurement, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo yesterday disclosed how the previous Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration plundered state resources through use of the sole-sourcing policy.
Speaking at a workshop organised by Public Procurement Authority (PPA) under the auspices of the Office of the President, for ministers and heads of state institutions to sensitize them on the country’s procurement laws, especially sole-sourcing, she noted that “the core reason for the promulgation of Act 663 was to sanitize the government procurement procedures, make it more transparent and less prone to corruption which hitherto had bedevilled the government procurement processes.”
Adwoa Safo said “we are aware of how the previous administration unjustifiably took advantage of sole sourcing, a method under the law to loot state money.”
But responding to this allegation on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, the Deputy General Secretary for the NDC wondered how sole-sourcing under the law can amount to looting as the Minister of State in-charge of Public Procurement claimed.
To him, he is tempted to believe that the NPP under former President Kufuor used sole-sourcing to loot state coffers, and cited the contract to construct the Flag Staff House as an example.
“They started the sole-sourcing with the various stadia in the country and so does it mean they looted our coffers? People should know how to speak because sole-sourcing doesn’t mean looting. If you use sole-sourcing, that doesn’t amount to looting if due process was followed,” he averred.
He argued that the Dome Kwabenya lawmaker is simply scoring needless political points.
“I don’t blame her for saying such a thing to score political points . . . they should rather focus on their promises; electricity bills, water bills and transport fares have gone up and they should focus on these than this ugly noise she is making. She shouldn’t say NDC looted state coffers through sole-sourcing. She should be circumspect and not use words that naively.”
“When did sole-sourcing start? They created it and passed that law. When they talk of abuse, who abused sole-sourcing more than them? Theirs were huge; what is she talking about? She shouldn’t talk loosely like that; this is a loose talk. Looting is stealing and if due process was followed, how do you consider sole-sourcing as looting?”
“If she used the word loot, it is a loose talk. If she has been given ‘job for the boys’ position, she should focus on it and not go about maligning us. It is the technocrats who are actually working and anybody can qualify to occupy ministerial position to implement political policies,” he opined.
“They have given her a procurement position and she is elated. If I were her, I won’t take that position, procurement for what?” he sneered.
Source: Daniel Adu Darko/Peacefmonline.com
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USEFUL NPP IDDIOTTS ARE ONLY GOOD IN INSULTING. KUFFOUR USED IT, IS IT CRIMINAL OR THE NAME NDC AND MAHAMA SENDS SHIEVERS DOWN THE SPINE OF YOUR BONES. EVEN AKRONFUOR ADDO USED IT YESTERDAY IN RENOVATING THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE. ***barred word***
Look at this painted robot accusing NDC of ***barred word*** . They should concentrate on how to find remedies to the lies they promised Ghanaian during campaign for election. Time is running out . September is just around the corner for the SHS free for all as promised. The one village one dam, one district one company have failed from the inception. They are looking for excuses to give Ghanaian.
HAHAHA , Some people are really afraid they will be jailed after all their brag when they were in power. Whether the special prosecutor comes or not, George Lawson and his gang of ***barred word*** will go NSAWAM prison!.
Is so unfortunate something called ndc still exist after all the mess they have put Ghana in What has party activists got in common with governance peace fm is losing your journalism edge. your journalists cannot interview the right people and your reportage has become a mockery
Ghana is in a mess because men cannot think without staring at okay women. By standard she is okay. What good thus her heavily makeup does?Grow up the economy or assist in arresting those psychopaths that murdered the military man? A nation of lost priority.
Charlie, this girl is beautiful oooo. George Lawson, i beg ,is your wife beautiful like Adwoa? Make u go hide urself eh.
Infact this girl talks like a class one child. I don't blame her, i blame politics.
Another m0nk3y opening what passes for a mouth but is actually where faecal matter is released into the atmosphere.Wont these cretinous characters simply ***barred word*** and let us have some peace?All they are praying for is that nana fails so they can come back to continue from where they left off. Pillaging the national treasury.
one person Ghana must admire after prof adu boahene is sarah adwoa safoaa, look had it not been her brilliance, democracy would have been dead in ghana by now, her brilliance made the thivery of NDC in 2012 exposed and corrections made hence our victory so george lawson must be careful bcx she is one of the few respectful npp guys i admire, talk of her, wontumi, ken agyapon, bawumia and wwife, adams in blessed memory and nana 3 pack, ADWOA is a clean womaan, we must hail her
WHEN WILL THIS ARROGANCE STOP IN NDC. DO THE NDC THINK GHANA BELONGS TO THEM? WHAT THE HELL.. THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN GOVERNMENT HAVE MADE THEM TIN GODS AND THEY THINK THEY ARE UNTOUCHABLES. SHAME UNTO THEM