The New Patriotic Party, NPP, government headed by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has come under fire for a series of thefts, according to Stan Dogbe, a close assistant to former president John Dramani Mahama.
His Facebook statement, dated October 3, 2022, was in response to Mahama’s post, which claimed that the government had diverted about $100 million from petroleum money for unauthorized spending.
“News that some $100 million has been diverted from petroleum funds for unapproved expenditure is most disconcerting.
“Section 3 of the PRMA (Act 815) is explicit that all Petroleum revenue due the Republic derived from whatever source shall be assessed, collected, and accounted for by the Ghana Revenue Authority.
“Section (15) of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act (Act 919), is also clear that “Any borrowing exceeding the cedi equivalent of thirty million United States Dollars for the purpose of exploration, development and production shall be approved by Parliament and shall be in consonance with the Petroleum Revenue Management Act”,” Mahama’s post read in part before tasking the Finance Minister to return the funds to the rightful quarters.
“We must save this country. The stealing is too much,” the former presidential staffer wrote whiles sharing Mahama’s post.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Joseph Asare
