NDC requests 1V1D investigations in the Far East

Regional News from Friday, May 31, 2019

Source: ghananewsagency.org

2019-05-31

The Regional Chapter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of the Upper East East called the special prosecutor, Mr. Martin Alamisi Amidu, to open a criminal investigation into the construction of "canoes under the guise of One-Village, One Dam (1V1D) ".

The party made the call Thursday at a press conference by its regional communications officer, Ahmed Saeed Tijani, in Zaurungu, Bolgatanga East District.

According to Mr Tijani, the contractor responsible for the Zuarungu Gono canoe, recently revealed in a radio interview in Zuarungu) that the amount of his contract amounted to 250 000 GH ¢.

"At the same time, other subcontractors of similar projects also reported GH ¢ 240,000. With these large disparities in the cost of a canoe, one can not escape the conclusion that these contracts lack transparency and are grossly inflated. "

"The fact is that the 40 supposed" dams "that are going on are artificial ponds, but not dams. These artificial ponds were built in a loose manner, resulting in some cases of child deaths due to construction defects.

"For example, in the district of Bongo where this initiative was launched, about eight" canoes "were made, including those of Kulingu, Ayopea, Feo, among others. As we speak, they have already claimed four innocent lives in Bongo District, "said Tijani.

The communications officer said that the "canoe" Bolga-Soe, whose banks were swept away by a two-hour rain on April 25 this year, has killed three people in a month after its "mediocre" construction , and added that the Kbadena-Nankana West District, which was also awarded 10 "dams, has had its own share of" poor quality work, "he said. rain, while other villages such as Sakaa, Kasugu, Kuliya, Katiu and Kayoro did not have water in their shelters. "

Tijani said Bolgatanga East District had three of the 1V1D projects in Zuarungu, Gono, Kunkua and Dacheo, and noted that the Dacheo "canoe" had recently been destroyed after a few hours of rain.

The NDC urged Mr. Amidu to "reserve all those guilty of dissipating our scarce resources for these projects."