President John Mahama has denied accusations that the government is selling off military lands and other properties to private developers.
[contextly_sidebar id=”GZ0ZLcIx8Wwh0eOkpz0yP8qEbeg4nSSC”]The President debunked the allegations when he inaugurated a new accommodation facility for the junior officers of the Ghana Air Force in the Western Region on Thursday.
A group called the Alliance for Safeguarding the Integrity of the Security Services (ASISS), has sworn to defend with their lives, attempts by government to sell military lands to private developers.
ASISS which is made up of ex-military officers catalogued a number of lands and properties they claim have been sold or given to private developers including the No.1 Roman ridge residence, Army officers Mess, 1 Drake Avenue, Labadi Villa’s land and Teshie Camp (portions have been sold).
The Ghana Armed forces (GAF) vehemently denied selling any lands and properties but explained that it has entered into a partnership with a private developer to build accommodation for army officers.
The GAF’s explanation however raised serious concerns with Financial Analyst and anti-corruption crusader, Sydney Casely-Hayford asking for a full disclosure of the said Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement which had been made.
According to him, it was imperative for the GAF to tell citizens “who the PPP arrangements were made with, who the parties are, who are going to be the beneficiaries are going to be, and they should tell us exactly what the cost of each property will be…”
He urged the Ghana Armed Forces to work with the Lands Commission to get value for money from the said partnership.
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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana