{"id":20611,"date":"2014-05-24T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T16:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=20611"},"modified":"2014-05-24T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-24T16:34:42","slug":"govt-responds-to-gii-boss-calls-him-ignorant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/govt-responds-to-gii-boss-calls-him-ignorant\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov’t responds to GII boss; calls him ignorant"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Local Government and Rural Development Ministry has lashed out at anti-corruption campaigner, Vitus Azeem describing him as ignorant of the nation\u2019s procurement laws.<\/p>\n
Mr. Azeem has alleged that there were some malpractices in the procurement process and also questioned why government contract should be awarded to Subah InfoSolutions.<\/p>\n
But in a communiqu\u00e9 \u00a0responding to the claims of Mr. Vitus Azeem, the Ministry described the statements on the Subah Infosolutions saga as very regrettable.<\/p>\n
The statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Local Government Ministry, Isaac Dupey said the anti-corruption crusader\u2019s comments are sad, to say the least.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019It is sad that Mr. Azeem should question why Subah Info-Solutions should be awarded a contract because of alleged controversies surrounding the previous contract. How does that previous experience stop Subah from participating in any other contract? It must be noted that as far as the MLGRD is concerned Subah has not been disqualified by any law in Ghana from participating in the tender. Subah, as all other companies, bided on their own merit and won,\u2019\u2019 the statement said.<\/p>\n
The Local Government Ministry noted that Mr. Azeem and other anti-corruption agencies \u2018\u2019address themselves to the legal implications of their statements and do proper investigations into matters before they come public\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n