Spokesperson of the Mahama Transition team, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has told the outgoing government to stop the last-minute recruitment and payments.
He described these actions of the government as worrying.
“There were a few issues that came up that generated some discussions. Amongst them was the worrying issue of last-minute recruitments and payments in some ministries, departments, and agencies,” he stated.
Mr. Kwakye Ofosu called for the suspension of payment of GH₵240 million to an entity linked to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)., urging for its suspension until further scrutiny is completed.
“We have picked up information and indeed we’ve seen documentation relating to efforts to pay over GH₵240 million to an entity that is supposed to have done some business with the ECG. Now, if it was being paid to IPPs to keep the power on, one perhaps would not have an issue, but it is being paid to an entity whose work in my view is not as critical as IPPs,” he said.
He underscored the need for the incoming government to make such critical financial decisions, adding, “Good governance requires that the incoming government is given the opportunity to make these decisions.”
“The timing of the recruitment would have severe fiscal implications on the incoming government,” Mr Kwakye Ofosu warned, urging for a halt to these actions.
“We raised strong objections to these maneuvers and requested that they be put on hold. The government side agreed to this, and we will forcefully insist that this is a dangerous precedent,” Mr. Kwakye Ofosu stated.
