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President Nana Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Nana Akufo-Addo has outlined one of the major strides his administration has made in fighting corruption and protecting the public purse.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the Ghana Bar Association\u2019s 2019 Conference on Monday, September 9, the President disclosed that for instance, the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has been able to save the state some $3.63 million after reviewing a cocoa fertilizer deal initiated by former President John Mahama\u2019s administration .<\/p>\n

That fertilizer deal, he said, was awarded in 2016 and was worth an amount of $11.5 million.<\/p>\n

He stated that it was for the supply of 250,000 bags of \u2018Asaasewura\u2019 cocoa fertilizer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe contract sum amounted to $11.5 million, i.e. $46 per bag of fertilizer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that \u201cthis same contract, under my administration, was reviewed by the PPA in 2018 for $7.87 million, i.e. $31.50 per bag, resulting in a savings to the exchequer of $3.63 million.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that \u201cthere are many such examples.\u201d<\/p>\n

That notwithstanding, President Akufo-Addo is facing sharp criticisms from Ghanaians for alleged rising corruption in his administration.<\/p>\n

Recently, Mr. Akufo-Addo had to suspend the Chief Executive Officer of PPA, A.B. Adjei, for alleged procurement malpractices that has come to be termed as \u201d Contracts For Sale.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was again forced to sack the CEO of National Youth Authority (NYA), Emmanuel Asigri, and his two deputies over alleged GH\u00a2 4.5 million \u2018dubious\u2019 contract.<\/p>\n

BY Melvin Tarlue <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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