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The resumption of the hearing of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Tuesday, September 1, began with a fight when the question of sponsorship of the Rebecca Foundation arose.
Officials from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) appeared before the Committee to answer questions about the funding provided to various institutions as part of the Corporation’s corporate social responsibility.
Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George in a public interest question asked for clarification on how payments were authorized under the GNPC Executive Director’s Office rather than the Corporation Foundation.
“I am trying to place how the approval of the CSIRs came from the Secretary of the Council to the Executive Director and not from the Foundation. And this had to do with GHS120,000 for the Rebecca Foundation, GHS1.8 million for the Okyenhene 20.th Anniversary celebration, 50,000 GHS for the Ghana Journalists Association, 30,000 dollars for the Ghana Boxing Association and 400,000 for the Damba Festival and 550,000 GHS for EOCO, which is also a state entity under a Ministry. So I am trying to understand how this did not happen under the auspices of the Foundation. Those are the umbrellas under which the foundation’s activities are situated ”.
However, this line of questions did not sit well with the PNP deputy for Nanton, Alhaji Mohammed Hardi Tufero.
He questioned the committee chairman, James Klutse Avedzi’s motive for allowing the consultation.
Mr. Avedzi, however, criticized the NPP deputy’s deception, saying that he has the authority to determine what questions should be asked in session.
“I am the chair of the committee. The rules are that we allow questions of public interest. I have approved it. If I approve public interest questions, it is not my responsibility to call the committee’s deputy public rating member to inform them that I have approved this public interest question. If you want to take control, come and take control, ”Avedzi said.
This development comes at a time when the GNPC is in dire financial straits, due to the government’s inability to pay the debts owed to it since 2014.
GNPC has some debts amounting to $ 21 million and corporation officials say there is nothing they can do about it.
— citinewsroom
