Okudzeto Ablakwa Urges Vincent Ekow Assafuah to Put in More Effort During Vetting
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During a recent ministerial vetting, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa told Vincent Ekow Assafuah that he needs to do more work, as the efforts he had put in so far were insufficient.
In his remarks, Ablakwa stated, “Chairman, my good friend and honorable Vincent Ekow Assafuah has to do more work. With all due respect, the work he has done is not enough. I made an RTI request and asked the DACF administrator if he had paid duties on the trucks, and he said no. There are people importing the trucks and paying duties, so of course, this situation is bound to happen. I keep talking about comparing apples to pepper, and this has to stop. When it comes to tipper trucks, there are many different types, models, and years. So, Mr. Chairman, oversimplifying matters is not helpful, and I am ready to submit the work we did.”
Ablakwa further explained, “I mentioned procurement breaches, no value for money, and inflationary pricing, and I am convinced that Ghana could have saved 100 million dollars. We need to stop comparing vehicles that have been imported with duties to those that are being bought without paying duties, as this comparison isn’t helpful.”
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