{"id":350929,"date":"2017-09-05T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T14:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=350929"},"modified":"2017-11-10T12:05:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:05:40","slug":"mcdans-ghc10-45m-loan-a-reward-from-npp-minority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/mcdans-ghc10-45m-loan-a-reward-from-npp-minority\/","title":{"rendered":"McDan’s GHc10.45m loan a reward from NPP – Minority"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Minority in Parliament\u00a0believes the government’s approval of a credit facility of GHc10,459,500 from the Agricultural Development Bank (adb) for McDan Shipping Company was politically motivated.<\/p>\n
Aside from alleging procurement infractions, the Minority also said the “selection of the beneficiary company in the award of this contract raises serious conflict of interest issues.”<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”6MGodWxQxpckFkDaiDnZ3lVYUO7lGKhC”]Addressing the press in Accra on Tuesday, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, said the governing New Patriotic Party was worryingly\u00a0exhibiting\u00a0“nepotism and blatant partisanship” in its affairs.<\/p>\n
“Given the key role played by the current Finance Minister in the campaign and related activities of the NPP, the hasty unilateral approval of this loan in breach of laid down laws and procedures raises serious questions,” the Minority stated.<\/p>\n