Commission Probe “Our Storekeeper has
been indisposed for the past eight months” - AMA Director
Accra, Aug. 10, GNA - Mr. Jude Alex Tuffour,
Acting Accra Metropolitan Assembly Coordinating Director, on
Monday told the three-member Presidential Ghana@50
Commission that they have been unable to account for the
Ghana@50 souvenirs allocated to the assembly because the
storekeeper had been indisposed for the past eight months.
He also stated that GH¢271,715.05 had been deducted from
their share of District Assemblies’ Common Fund although
they did not receive plastic anniversary cups that were
supposed to have been allocated to the assembly.
Mr Tuffour, who was testifying before the Commission, said
he did not receive any documentation instructing them to
sell the souvenirs and therefore decided to distribute them
free to staff of the assembly.
The Acting Coordinating Director, who earlier stated that he
did not know how many anniversary T-shirts that were sent
and who received them, later stated that they were about
2,000 T-shirts that were distributed and because the
storekeeper was indisposed there was nothing that the
assembly could do in terms of accounting.
He said he was not aware that his outfit constructed public
toilets for the celebrations although he was the Deputy
Metropolitan Coordinating Director at the time.
“As soon as the storekeeper is well we shall do our best to
reconcile our books,” Mr Tuffour said.
The Acting Coordinating Director, who was occasionally
supported by Nii Dromoh Tackie Yawboi (correct), the
Financial Director, to answer some of the questions,
admitted that the clearing of lunatics and beggars off the
streets of Accra was a nine-day wonder.
He also admitted that it was a criminal offence for people
to be begging on streets but explained that they were not
adequately empowered to enforce that law.
Mr William Kwesi Nimoh, Ga East District Coordinating
Director, said his outfit had received directives on the
sale of anniversary souvenir when he appeared before the
Commission, but wondered why GH¢50,715.00 was deducted from
their share of District Assemblies’ Common Fund for plastic
anniversary cups when they had not received the items.
He said GH¢3,325.00 was realized from the sale of
anniversary souvenirs and had since been deposited in the
District Assembly’s Accounts.
Asked if they had followed up to find out why plastic cups
were not supplied and yet deductions were made, Mr Nimoh
said the Assembly had communicated that to the Ghana@50
Secretariat but did not receive any reply.
GNA/
