Accra
Metropolitan Chief Executive refutes contractual allegations
Accra, July 16, GNA- Dr. Alfred Vanderpuije,
Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) on Thursday refuted
the contractual allegation levelled against him by the
media.
The MCE was accused of awarding a multi -billion -dollar
contract to a newly formed sanitation company (EWS Ghana
Limited), which has not been registered with the Registrar
General’s Department.
Dr
Vanderpuije was also blamed for having a vested interest in
the contract, which inspired him to approve the contract
which would last for 25 years.
Addressing a press conference in Accra, Dr Vanderpuije said
EWS Ghana limited was formed earlier this month as part of
the company’s Holdings, which had branches in Germany and
the US.
He
denied being a shareholder of the company.
The MCE said the company did not go through the tendering
process because it had accepted to bear all the cost of
production for which government was not required to pay a
penny. The contract would also last for 10 years and not 25
years.
He
said the Ministry of Local Government was fully aware of all
the negotiations with the company and that nothing was done
in the dark.
Dr Vanderpuije cited the recycling of waste products to
generate electricity as one of the main benefits of the
contract.
The emotionally charged MCE urged journalists to cross check
their facts before publication in order to avoid feeding the
public with falsehood.
He
said he had the city of Accra at heart and that he would not
be deterred by such frivolous allegations.
GNA
