Officials from the Youth Employment Authority formerly known as the Ghana Youth and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) are expected to appear before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament today.<\/p>\n
Top officials of the Authority will answer queries from the Auditor General\u2019s report regarding their operations.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”MDI77gwu7sNe2KMPXOSagLRzUKmudkTu”]The Authority was rocked by series of corruption scandals some few years ago resulting in the President\u2019s decision to restructure that organization into \u00a0YEA.<\/p>\n
Background<\/strong><\/p>\n GYEEDA, which was a public initiative targeted at youth development however failed to achieve its purpose as it was characterized by shady deals and corrupt activities.<\/p>\n Following reports of mismanagement of state funds, government in 2012 ordered for an investigation into activities of GYEEDA and subsequently terminated the contracts with the various companies.<\/p>\n Former GYEEDA boss, Abuga Pele and Philip Assibit<\/strong><\/a><\/span> were later hauled before court for the various roles they played in the programme. The trial is still underway.<\/p>\n Gov\u2019t blacklists GYEEDA indicted companies<\/strong><\/p>\n Government in December 2015 blacklisted companies indicted in the corruption scandal that hit GYEEDA.<\/p>\n The announcement was made by the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Haruna Iddrisu.<\/p>\n Although he did not mention the companies involved, Haruna Iddrisu said government has decided to blacklist all the companies in a move to serve as a deterrent and to curb corruption in the country.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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