{"id":326016,"date":"2017-06-07T06:04:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T06:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=326016"},"modified":"2017-06-07T06:04:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T06:04:28","slug":"ablakwa-slams-afeku-over-invisible-forces-role-in-kintampo-falls-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/ablakwa-slams-afeku-over-invisible-forces-role-in-kintampo-falls-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Ablakwa slams Afeku over Invisible Forces’ role in Kintampo Falls disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Abakwa, believes the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, was being vague on the matter of the possible culpability of pro-New Patriotic Party group, Invisible Forces<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, in the Kintampo Waterfall disaster.<\/p>\n He said on Eyewitness News<\/strong> that, \u201cclearly the minister was evasive on that particular issue.”<\/p>\n The Chief of Kyeremankoma, where the site is located, alleged that the group evicted all tour guides after the NPP won the 2016 elections, in the weeks leading up to the March 2017 disaster<\/a><\/strong><\/span> which claimed 18 lives.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”K4oxh1i8sVjaxFIm0sVfpbWh9MPPXQPB”]But the Minister, Catherine Afeku, stated on the floor of Parliament that the Municipal Assembly was firmly in control of the tourist site.<\/p>\n But Mr. Ablakwa said it was clear that “she could not tell Parliament who was manning the place. She only says vaguely that it was under the care of the municipality\u2026 She doesn\u2019t tell us who these personnel were, who contracted them and why they lacked the requisite training and expertise to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe could not tell us the specific names, the management company, who contracted them and who the persons there were. These are all questions that we are still asking.\u201d<\/p>\n In Mr. Ablakwa’s view, the nature of the situation demanded more transparency and boldness “to expose wrongdoing if wrongdoing has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n More safety audits needed<\/strong><\/p>\n