[ 2017-05-02 ]

MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong

Build classroom blocks in Bole with Ibrahim Mahama’s GHC12.5m debt – Ken Agyapon
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central,
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has urged President
Akufo-Addo to order that classroom blocks be built
in the hometown of former President John Mahama
with monies that would be taken from the younger
brother of the former President, Ibrahim Mahama by
the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

According to him, since the 2017 budget did not
capture the said amount, it will be appropriate
for the money to be used to develop Bole, the
hometown of the businessman.

Speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam on Tuesday, Ken
Agyapong claimed that residents of Bole are
disappointed in the former President for not
fulfilling his promises of building school blocks
in the town which happens to be the hometown of
the Mahama brothers.

“I have decided not to comment again on Ibrahim
Mahama’s debt issue. If Ibrahim pays the money,
I am pleading with Akufo-Addo and the finance
minister and Dr Bawumia that when the budget was
prepared, this money was not stated and so they
should transport that 12 million cedis to Bole and
build more classroom blocks for them because Bole
residents are cursing Mahama for abandoning his
hometown,” he said.

The GRA has asked two companies owned by Ibrahim
Mahama to clear their indebtedness to the
Authority earlier than originally planned.

Assistant Commissioner for Communication at the
GRA, Robert Mensah, said the decision was reached
after the two companies consistently defaulted.

The GRA has therefore handed down a new ultimatum
for Ibrahim Mahama to settle the debts in two
weeks.

Mr Kennedy Agyapong, had, for several weeks,
alleged that Mr Mahama issued dud cheques to the
Customs Division of the GRA. He had subsequently
been on a media crusade, agitating that EOCO
should investigate the younger brother of the
former President.

It is an offence, under the laws of Ghana, to
issue a cheque, knowing very well that you do not
have sufficient funds in your account to meet the
face value of the cheque.

According to media reports, Mr Mahama issued 44
different dud cheques linked to three bank
accounts valued at over GH¢10 million to the
GRA.

The cheques were meant to pay for import duties on
heavy-duty vehicles that he had imported into the
country on a number of occasions.

Reports also say, although the cheques were not
honoured, the GRA kept accepting them, apparently
because of Mr Mahama’s status in society. But
the issue was taken up when the new government
took office, especially with threats from Mr
Agyapong that he would not rest until Mr Mahama
was arrested and prosecuted.

The firebrand MP said most pupils in all public
schools in the former President’s hometown, are
lying on the floor to study.

This, he noted has forced him to make such
passionate appeal to ensure that pupils in Bole
get the needed resources to learn.

He maintained that the President, Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo Addo is committed to transforming lives
including improved education especially in
deprived towns.

Source - adomonline.com

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