\u201cThe Ministry of Local Government gave the equipment to us and I am happy you are here to see the equipment working. It was released for us to help desilt the drain and that is the condition. They are being used for government work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Minority has accused the President of allowing his brother to use state assets to execute private contracts.<\/p>\n They alleged that the earth moving equipment had been branded with the name; Engineers and Planners; a development they described as \u201csuspicious.\u201d<\/p>\n But responding to these claims, Ibrahim Mahama argued that such a professional job cannot be carried out without \u201cputting your name on the equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n Explaining why he branded the equipment in the name of his company, Ibrahim Mahama stated that if that is not done, people may steal them and sell its parts.<\/p>\n \u201cIf government gives me a truck to work with and I don\u2019t put my name on it and the next thing you know, it will be at the magazine and they are selling it and breaking the parts. What do I say to government,\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n According to him, branding equipment with company stickers does not mean ownership; \u201cstickers just mean who is using it and that is why we have put them on it.\u201d<\/p>\n I want to stop helping<\/strong><\/p>\n An unhappy Ibrahim Mahama lamented over the series of allegations leveled against him by some political opponents of his brother as well as a cross section of the general public.<\/p>\n He indicated that despite his good works, his operations are always misinterpreted.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish to stop because a good man is never honored in his own country and that is how I feel,\u201d he complained.<\/p>\n He disclosed that since beginning the desilting of the Odaw River, he has always wanted to engage the media for them to inform the public on the extent of work being done.<\/p>\n \u201cThe work is not easy,\u201d he said, adding that it is high time Ghanaians got together to keep the country clean.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s get together and clean our homes. We can\u2019t be waiting for CONTI to come and say they are going to clean the drain,\u201d he advised.<\/p>\n I move earth for a living<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr. Mahama clarified that he is a contractor who moves earth for a living.<\/p>\n He said he decided to offer his services to the state at no charge because he is presently not enegaged in any personal contract and since his boys were idle, he chose to use their expertise to desilt the drain.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is what I do for a living. I move earth and I get paid. If I am idle and waiting for my next job somewhere, and I can offer my service and I can use the boys to be able to do this job for Ghanaians,\u201d what is illegal about this?<\/p>\n According to him, it is high time Ghanaians moved away from relying on foreigners all the time to undertake developmental projects within the country.<\/p>\n![\"engineers](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/engineers-and-planners.jpg\")
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