Government has confirmed receipt of about $480,000 from Japan to help it audit stated owned bungalows spread across the country.
This comes in the wake of recent revelations about the allocation and poor maintenance of government bungalows occupied by public servants.
The most recent case involved the Commissioner of the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) who spent about $180,000 on her accommodation.
The expiration of Lauretta Vivian Lamptey’s tenancy led her to lodge in a hotel with her the two children, all at the expense of state.
[contextly_sidebar id=”77Skj1RsUEGO72SFVKPKLmAdQe7ra1mH”]Citi News checks had also revealed that currently, the President of the Republic and his Vice are not accommodated in their assigned official residence.
The grant from Japan is expected to help the government identify, allocate and maintain all government bungalows across the country.
Speaking in an interview with Citi News, the Deputy Water Resources, Works and Housing Minister, Sampson Ahi, explained that the general public is being informed about the impending exercise because “the people living in the government facilities will be receiving people on the programme.”
He appealed to occupants of government bungalows to cooperate with officials of the Ministry who will be undertaking the exercise.
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By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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