Former Deputy Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has said the explanation by the Minister of Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, that her ministry meant to allocate GHS80,000 for the development of a website rather than the GHS800,000 captured on paper for that purpose, which she described as an error, smacks of incompetence.
Ms Koomson had explained that the GHS800,000 figure was a typographical error.
However, the Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam Mr Forson told journalists in Accra on Friday, 22 December in parliament that Ms Koomson is trying to do damage control.
“What the government is trying to do is an emergency landing – when you take a flight and you are struggling in the air, you want to land and that is what the government is doing.
“They are struggling, this is just damage control. I can give you documents we were given at the committee and it’s clear that it is GHS800,000 certainly not 80,000,” Mr Forson said.
“Is the minister telling me that she is such an incompetent lady to the extent that she couldn’t read and understand what is in her own document she brought to parliament for us to look at? This is gross incompetence, I don’t think she deserves to occupy the high office of a minister, so she should go.”
There is public outcry against the over GHS1bn budget.
In it, 275 ambulances will be procured at a unit cost of GHS354,750 totalling GHS97,556,250.
Fifty warehouses would be constructed at a unit cost of GHS1,652,469 totalling GHS82,623,480.
Also, 1000 solar-powered mechanical boreholes would be constructed at a unit cost of GHS132,000 totalling GHS132,000,000.
Additionally, 1000 “water closet institutional toilets with mechanised boreholes and solar panels” would be constructed at a unit cost of GHS187,000 totalling GHS187,000,000.
Fifty micro-enterprises would also be constructed at a unit cost of GHS550,000 totalling GHS 27,500,000.
Below are the rest of the items in the budget approved for the ministry led by Mavis Hawa Koomson:
275 projects at a unit cost of GHS1,100,000 totalling GHS302,500,000
Construction of 100 markets at a unit cost of GHS1,100,000 totalling GHS110,000,000
Internal Management or Organisations totalling GHS8,600,000
Hiring of office accommodation for Middle Belt and Coastal Belt Development Authority and Regional Offices totalling GHS15,000,000
Legal and Administrative Framework Review – GHS1000,000
Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Refurbishment – GHS3000,000
Procurement of Office Furniture and Fixtures – GHS6,500,000
Local and International Affiliation – GHS2,500,000
Procurement of Office Supplies and Consumables – GHS3,000,000
Tendering Activities – GHS759,970
Treasury and Accounting Activities – GHS500,000
Procurement of Computers and Accessories – GHS1,500,000
Manpower Skill Development – GHS3,500,000
Foreign Training – GHS2,000,000
Planning and Policy Formulation – GHS3,500,000
Policies and Programme Review Activities – GHS1,500,000
Publication and Dissemination of Policies and Programmes – GHS500,000
Development and Management of Database – GHS400,000
Research and Development – GHS1,000,000
Development of Website – GHS800,000
Budget Preparation – GHS2,000,000
Budget Performance Reporting – GHS500,000
Management and Monitoring of Policies and Projects – GHS3,000,000
Source: classfmonline.com
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ANOTHER APRANKY MINISTER. NO EXPERIENCE NOTHING< THEN STRAIGHT AWAY A SUBSTANTIVE MINISTER. WO FITIASE POW WO SEN A MOGYA NA EBA.
What happened at Dvla,amagashie changed 6 to 9 what did mahama do to him,instead he brought him to the flagstaff house.ato gilyiminii forson you don't know shít so keep quiet.stop ranting you ***barred word*** !!!
WHAT ON EARTH THESE CRIMINALS TAKE US FOR? U brought a perfect budget for an approval and u are now saying its a mistake? Same thing NDC did whenever they are caught in such ideal. Now I can see the NDC jumping up and hell chastising the lady cos they know she was lying due to their own ways, is like visiting ur old classroom.
hey NPP corrupt party........ hmmmm. Ghanaians are watching you oooo. GHS82.000 TURN TO GHS82,000,000. For the past weeks you were not able to come out unless when the minority begin to criticize? Incompetent NPP Minister AYIKOOOO. You only knows how to deceive and get a post. ***barred word*** lady If NDC were to do this ***barred word*** daylight corruption, you would have got ***barred word*** northern liar Baumia saying "NDC people dont like to read". Now Baumia come out and tell us who is not reading before presenting the documents to a place most respected like parliament? This lady is not even ashamed of herself, but rather saying it was a printing error.... ***barred word***!!!! SAD CHRISTMAS TO YOU GHANAIANS ALL.THE WORST CHRISTMAS EVER SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF GHANA.