{"id":33814,"date":"2014-07-23T08:25:43","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T08:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=33814"},"modified":"2014-07-23T08:53:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T08:53:20","slug":"bombshell-at-judgement-debt-hearing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/bombshell-at-judgement-debt-hearing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombshell at Judgement Debt hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A United\u00a0States-based Chemical Engineer, Dr. Michael\u00a0Gyamerah, has accused the Land Valuation Division of the Lands Commission of colluding with some chiefs in the Volta Region to dupe the government of millions of cedis.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gyamerah, Associ\u00adate Professor who gave the mind-blowing testimony yesterday at the Commis\u00adsion of Enquiry investigat\u00ading the payment of judge\u00adment debts, said his research had revealed that a whopping 15 million Ghana cedis might have been lost in the compensation claim by the chiefs in the areas flooded by the Volta River.<\/p>\n<p>He told Sole-Commissioner Justice Yaw Apau of the Court of Appeal that the chiefs formed an Asso\u00adciation of VR Flooded Lands Compensation Claimants&#8217; chaired by Krachiwura Nana Mprah Besemuna III, and through the association, about 9 million Ghana cedis had already been disbursed.<\/p>\n<p>He said he sighted a letter written by the chiefs and endorsed by the Land Valuation Division where the Lands Commission was to facilitate the release of the funds which came in tranches and were slashed.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gyamerah said the &#8216;facilitation&#8217; in the letter to ensure &#8216;early, expeditious and timely&#8217; release of the funds was a classic case of bribery adding, &#8220;It was an orchestrated attempt by the Lands Commission and those involved to defraud the state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said the association was formed ostensibly to\u00a0serve as a conduit to siphon 15% of over 130 million Ghana cedis, which was the &#8216;full and final set\u00adtlement of compensation claims for lands compulso\u00adrily acquired and were flooded as a result of the construction of the Ako- sombo Hydro Electric Dam.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The payment made to a &#8216;VL Reimbursable Fund&#8217; under the control of the Association of VR Flooded Lands Compensation Claimants constituted 15% of compensation money meant for fellow citizens of Ghana, impoverished as a result of losing their land and property following the construction of the dam,&#8221; Dr. Gyamerah noted.<\/p>\n<p>The witness said that his research revealed that the chiefs of Pai Traditional Area, led by one Nana Diawuo Bediako II &#8211; who he said is known in private life as Atta Kwasi &#8211; report\u00adedly &#8216;connived&#8217; with a firm called Kwadwo Ababio &amp; Co to submit fake docu\u00adments to push for the pay\u00adments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Apparently, the Land Valuation Division of the Lands Commission did not research the Pai Traditional Area; and either inadver\u00adtently or through gross negligence, aided and abet\u00adted the payment of large sums of Ghana&#8217;s taxpayer&#8217;s money to the Association of VR Flooded Lands Com\u00adpensation Claimants,&#8221; he pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>He said the recipients of the claims squandered the huge sums, even though the Pai traditional authorities clearly indicat\u00aded that the funds were not for their personal use say\u00ading.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gyamerah said communities including Pai,\u00a0Apaso, Otiso and Supon deserved compensation.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Otiso, he said his research showed that the Land Valuation Division failed to research the tradition of the town and through gross negli\u00adgence, aided and abetted the payment of over GHc\u00a0280,000\u00a0to an Otiso chief who was not entitled to it but falsely claimed that stool lands were his personal property.<\/p>\n<p>He added that in the case of Pai, only four peo\u00adple, including his own brother called Bob Kwame, were claiming compensa\u00adtion for the whole area.<\/p>\n<p>He said there was doc\u00adumentary evidence that 60% of the first tranche payment was made to the Surveyor (Kwadwo Ababio &amp; Co) as consultation fee, although the attached spreadsheet showed that a 10% valuation fee based on the total compensation, was to be paid to the Sur\u00adveyor adding, &#8220;the Survey\u00ador&#8217;s fee alone, based on the total compensation, will amount to GHC 13,833,606.80.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said documents showing signatures of Nana Diawuo Bediako II, representing Pai Tradition\u00adal Area were completely different from that on the Land Valuation Board Pay Voucher and the letter from JSA Corporate &amp; Legal Consult to the Executive Secretary of Lands Valua\u00adtion Board, stating that 60% of the-first tranche compen\u00adsation payment be made to the Surveyor.<\/p>\n<p>He said the direct result of those compensation pay\u00adment claims spearheaded by the Krachiwura, had increased tension and liti\u00adgation in the Pai area, espe\u00adcially Pai and Otiso.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It should be obvious that compensation money paid to individuals who lied to the government, despite protestations of people of the area affected, will eventually end up causing the GoG financial loss when legal action is brought against it. There\u00adfore, the good people of Ghana should demand an investigation of this self- appointed group, and the Land Valuation Division of the Lands Commission,&#8221; he urged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Daily Graphic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A United\u00a0States-based Chemical Engineer, Dr. Michael\u00a0Gyamerah, has accused the Land Valuation Division of the Lands Commission of colluding with some chiefs in the Volta Region to dupe the government of millions of cedis. 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