Pressure group OccupyGhana is demanding the immediate prosecution of persons involved in the Smarttys bus re-branding scandal.<\/p>\n
Addressing the press in Accra on Wednesday a leading member of OccupyGhana, Ace Ankomah said they have presented a 20-paged dossier to the Attorney General, the leadership of Parliament and other stakeholders in the country to ensure that the GHc3.5 million is also retrieved.<\/p>\n
It will be recalled that a revelation on branding of 116 new Chinese Huanghai buses which cost the country GHc 3.6 million caused public outrage.<\/p>\n
A leaked Attorney General\u2019s investigation report implied that the contract with Smarttys concluded before the procurement process started an action that violated the nation\u2019s procurement laws.<\/p>\n
The public backlash led to the resignation of the then Transport Minister, Dzifa Attivor.<\/p>\n
The excess payment was detected by a fact finding committee set up by the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah.<\/p>\n
The committee\u2019s report recommended that Smarttys should refund half of the amount which was an over-payment.<\/p>\n
The group is also calling for criminal prosecution of the offenders arguing on grounds of issuing a false certificate ‘that warrant falsely certified that the request for payment was in respect of work done involving the Railway Development Authority for expenditure on railway transport, trains; breach of provisions of the Public Procurement Act.<\/p>\n
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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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