The MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says a future NDC government will make sure consultant to the National Cathedral project, Sir David Adjaye refund controversial payments made to him by the state.
The Minority in Parliament demanded answers from Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for releasing GHC25 million to the National Cathedral Secretariat as additional seed money without Parliamentary approval.
The NDC MPs questioned the basis for the release since no such allocation was made in the 2022 budget approved by parliament adding the move is a grand deception.
Speaking to Parliamentary Correspondent, Ibrahim Alhassan, Mr. Ablakwa stated that the project consultant, Mr. Adjaye will be made to pay back the monies as a result of procurement breaches.
“He himself should know there will be judgment day and all that money in his possession, a time will come that he will have to refund that money. Because the procurement processes are all fraud, I mean very ridiculous interpretation and abuse of the procurement processes,” he added.
The lawmaker also asked Ghanaians to start making inputs into what use the land hosting the project should be put to if the NDC comes to power.
According to the MP, the deceit, procurement breaches, opacity and outright lies which have characterized the project are enough grounds for impeachment of the President.
Minority spokesperson on Foreign Affairs further stated that President Akufo-Addo cannot complete the project by the 2024 deadline he has given himself.
“I believe that the National Democratic Congress will be winning the 2024 election and we will want to hear clearly from the Ghanaian people what we should be thinking on what we should use the site for.
“Already there has been a lot of destruction, a lot of damage, a lot of demolition and so much money has gone into all kinds of pockets. It appears that a little has gone into the project. The question, therefore, is what do we do?” he quizzed.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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Ablakwa talks like his head is not properly screwed on the neck. Where did he get all that power to talk like that?. These are some of the reasons NDC will stay in opposition for long. He is preparing the grounds to tell Ghanaians in 2025 that NDC lost the elections because of some known reasons. Better keep quiet and
Do you have to be in government before you can charge someone for procurement breaches? This is so infantile because the laws are always same. You can take him to court if you are so sure. You don’t need to be in government before. Ablakwa is so desperate for power because he want to be foreign affairs minister under Mahama. He did same for the deputy education minister appointment. Our political standards are too low else someone like Ablakwa who never worked or achieved anything before politics will not be given such space to spew ***barred word***.
If the money was paid to a white man, there would not be issue and no refund. However, because Sir David Adjaye is a Ghanaian and black, look at what Ablakwa, Bright Simmons are saying. Oh Black man, we have a long way to go.
NDC IS SUCH A ***barred word***, IGNORANCE, ARROGANT, UNRULLY LOST LOOOSER PARTY WITH BALD ***barred word*** OKUZATO ABLAKWA ***barred word*** WITH ***barred word*** SICK JOHN ***barred word*** MAHAMA WILL NEVER COME BACK IN LEADERSHIP IN GHANA. GHANAIANS DON'T NEED YOU FAILURES IMF GOONS. ADJEYE DON'T NEED GHANA'S MONEY LET ME TELL YOU ***barred word*** ABLAKWA. ADJEYE IS PAID IN US DOLLARS, POUNDS, ETC HE DESIGNED THE BLACKAMERICAN MESUM IN WASHINGTON DC. LOOOOOOSER ABLAKWA IDIOTSTUPID NDC.
Why are the media giving this hairless egg the platform to denigrate a hardworking internationally reputable Sir David Adjaye in this manner? Developed countries including the only superpower all have the design or creations of this super talented man from Ghana. But in his own country Ghana where any non-achieving +wa+ like this Ablakwa who but for c-heap politics will be a nobody. Peace Fm and other media houses should stop giving this attention-seeking egg the platform to f---000-1 around.
Ok we hear but before then eat a humble pie and retract the vile allegation against the AG, unless you are willing to pay huge sums in compensation.
And the media is giving him attention. infantile submission and cheap propaganda. like someone said ' spoiled child'
You can see in these people a desperate attempt to get political power by crook or hook. That is what I see in the NDC propaganda machine, devoid of any rationality, as otherwise seen in any political entity manned by rational beings. Why should you bring the name of Sir Adjaye here without making mention of the contract, and what entails, his firm has with the client or the government? Thinking only about your personal ego and political fortunes by condemning any Ghanaian genuinely dedicated to serving his motherland by employing the virtue of his professional ability is disgusting and discouraging. While it is the policy of governments to exploit the experts of the diaspora, how can Ablakwa loosely put his interests above any other good Ghanaian like the caliber of world-class architect, Sir Adjaye, and seek to discredit him? What makes Ablakwa more Ghanaian than anyone else? The factors of sole sourcing in any given situation can be defined by the security and expertise nature of the project. The client of the project can shortlist and say that the architect should be an African, preferably a Ghanaian, because of the cultural uniqueness of the project and, above all, one who has done a similar project before. Assuming the above is the sole-sourcing criteria of the client, I bet Sir Adjaye would be best qualified for the contract. It's a pitty, the NDC is always vaguely in opposition to everything.
When is NDC coming to power? They said these same things in 2008 for power, but did nothing! 'We will investigate and punish Yaa Naa killers', lies!
This guy Ablakwa knows nothing about contract law. He is just behaving like a spoiled child. For MP to talk like this makes me sad. Yet we vote for guys with little brains in Ghana.