{"id":334918,"date":"2017-07-09T06:42:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T06:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=334918"},"modified":"2017-07-09T06:42:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T06:42:46","slug":"bni-should-investigate-past-bost-mds-too-casely-hayford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/bni-should-investigate-past-bost-mds-too-casely-hayford\/","title":{"rendered":"BNI should investigate past BOST MDs too – Casely-Hayford"},"content":{"rendered":"

Financial analyst\u00a0Sydney Casely-Hayford has called on the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) to expand its probe into activities at the\u00a0Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) to cover previous administrations as well.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0BNI and National Security report, quoted by the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, exonerated the current head of BOST of any wrongdoing in the recent contaminated fuel saga.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”F3DcpwfGCdQKqwNcET86qRkAlmY0o6Ys”]The Energy Minister stated at a\u00a0press conference that \u201con the basis of previous practice, there was no wrongdoing at BOST on the sale of the 5 million litres of contaminated products.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Mr. Casely-Hayford who had earlier expressed his belief that problems with contaminated fuel at BOST might have begun when the company was first set up, thinks a comprehensive investigation would help clear any lingering doubts about the activities of the company over the years.<\/p>\n

“Why stop at the current MD. What about the previous one and the ones before? What about the whole BOST institution and the way it\u2019s carrying on. If they [BNI] have taken the initiative and are doing an investigation, why not go all the way back?” he said on Citi FM<\/strong>‘s\u00a0<\/strong>news analysis programme, The Big Issue<\/em><\/strong> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

According to Casely-Hayford who is also a leading member of pressure group Occupy Ghana, the best way to deal with the issue at BOST is to set up an independent Commission to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n

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He added that the BNI could serve as a ‘contributory’ unit for the Commission but should not have the final say on the investigations.<\/p>\n

“As usual in Ghana, nobody knows what the truth is. Whichever side you believe in depends on the political affiliation you want to push. We have a problem and the best way when you have a situation like we do now is to get an independent Commission that is non-partisan and has no linkages with the BOST executives and let them make the decision and do the investigation and let\u2019s come out with a report that clears things once and for all.<\/p>\n

“The BNI, unfortunately, should be part of the contributory units for the Commission in order for them to do their work. The [BNI] shouldn\u2019t make the final decision….The BNI should send their confidential report to the Energy Ministry and let them decide what to do with it but not put it in the public domain and come to conclusions as to whether someone is guilty or innocent.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

The BNI report was criticised\u00a0by several observer groups including policy think tank\u00a0IMANI Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and anti-corruption group\u00a0Occupy Ghana<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, who described it as deficient.<\/p>\n

Think-tank, CDD have also called for\u00a0fresh, external investigations<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0into the issue<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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