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General News of Thursday, August 1, 2019
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2019-08-01
play the videoMinister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said that a thorough investigation into the infringement detected in the concession agreement concluded with Power Distribution Service (PDS) would be completed within a deadline 30 days.
Addressing the media at the Ministry of Information in Accra on Thursday, the minister added that the investigation team made up of experts in insurance investigations, officials ECG, MiDA, energy and finance ministries are expected to visit Doha, in the state of Qatar, on Tuesday. for more survey.
He said: "The large-scale investigation into the detected crime has begun and should be completed within 30 days. The survey team includes experts in insurance investigations, officials from the Ministries of Energy and Finance, as well as ECG and MiDA officials. The investigation will determine the nature of the violation and will indicate the next suggested steps. On Tuesday, the team is expected in Doha, Qatar, as part of this investigation.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah added that a new team will be traveling to the United States of America next week to discuss with the Millennium Challenge Corporation to solicit information on the PDS saga.
He reiterated that the government had discovered this violation through the due diligence of the Ghanaian authorities through the ECG and with the support of state agencies.
The minister reaffirmed that "it took a third level of checks on the part of Ghana, which then detected anomalies in our codes, thus triggering the fourth level of controls and that is this fourth level checks to send a first team from Ghana's mission to Qatar to engage with Al Koot officials for further verification. "
He badured the public stakeholders to keep them informed of the results of the investigation and the procedures, in accordance with the law and the terms of the agreement, for the final resolution of the problem.
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