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Some members of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament are accusing government of deliberately frustrating their effort to interrogate service providers under the defunct GYEEDA alleged to have misappropriated public funds.
The service providers are believed to have been paid several millions of Ghana cedis in 2012 to provide training and employment for beneficiaries under the agency but failed to do so resulting in loss of money to the state.
Whiles some have refunded the money, other are contesting the claims. Yesterday at the PAC hearing, Employment Minister, Haruna Iddrisu could not produce the service providers when asked.
Mr. Iddrisu explained that he thought once the Ministry was acting as public officials engaging the service providers, it was important for the Committee to get clarity before proceeding.
Member of the Committee, Isaac Asiamah tells Joy News, government is simply not interested in bringing the providers before the committee.
"These are service providers we don't even know them. We want to make sure they are registered and the people behind the companies. Let Ghanaians see them," the legislator insisted.
He said there are about 10 service providers, some with strange names who are not known and whatever work they did for the state no one knows.
"We want them here for Ghanaians to see these are the people who created and looted our funds. When you do that others will be serious and won't take state money and go scot-free," Mr. Asiamah said.
Meanwhile, parliament is resuming today after a two breaks.
Sitting this period will consider 29 bills including the presidential transition amendment Bill and an amendment to the 1992 Constitution to hold the elections in November.
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