Former President of the Ghana Football Association’s Normalisation Committee, Dr Kofi Amoah, has asked the Vice President to disclose the source of funding for the construction of a sports complex at Nalerigu.
He says as a public servant and the second most powerful person of the land, the constitution requires him to disclose his assets, and it would be in the interest of the state for him to disclose the source of funding for the project since his monthly salary is common knowledge.
In a post on X, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, said the ultramodern sports complex he “personally built” for the youth of Nalerigu and its environs is to help unearth talents from the young ones in the locality.
In a comment given under the Vice President’s post, Dr Kofi Amoah said it was commendable that Dr. Bawumia extended his act of benevolence for the benefit of the community. “However, because of who you are, your access to the public purse and the raging issues of corruption and malfeasance… bankrupting our country but even more importantly, setting the horrible and unacceptable example that some of our youth are copying, it would be most helpful if you could, Sir, go a bit further and indicate where you got the money from to finance the project.”
“As you know, public servants of your type are required to declare their assets when they assume power for their new total assets to be reviewed when their terms of office end … all this as part of the mechanisms for checking corruption by politicians using their positions to amass wealth illegally; unfortunately this law is not diligently implemented and supervised, making mockery of the law’s intent,” portions of his post contained.
Find below the full conversation.
Thank you Dr Bawumia for the sports complex you have “personally” financed
Such acts of benevolence that we all undertake in our communities and in the country at large must be appreciated and encouraged
However, because of who you are, your access to the public purse and the… https://t.co/ufsvBTVR4K
— CitizenKofi (@amoah_citizen) January 13, 2024
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