Indexing government scandals one at a time
An investigation by freelance investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has revealed that the Mfantsiman Constituency second vice-chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) sold an outboard motor subsidised by government for fishermen at a higher price.
The 40-horsepower Yamaha outboard motor costs close to ¢20,000 on the market but government gave the outboard motors to the fishermen at a subsidised price of ¢10,000.
The canoe fishermen were supposed to register with details of their canoes and pay to the bank before being allocated the outboard motors. However, there are widespread reports that executives of the governing NPP have hijacked the outboard motors and now sell them above the subsidised price.
Oct. 6, 2020
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