Ningo Prampram Samuel Nartey George, a member of Parliament, has accused the government of stealing funds from Covid.
According to him, the government is unable to account for the funds it received from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), funds that were received to deal with the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy.
Speaking on the New Day show on TV3 on Monday February 21, he said, “How much did they spend on COVID? Has this government been able to tell you how much they spent on COVID?” We have asked them and they can’t answer because they stole the money. ”
He added, “When the government tells you, they fed 1.8 million people in Greater Accra.”
Sam George told host Johnnie Hughes that “the government is unable to show us a breakdown of the money they spent.” They claim they gave everybody free water and free electricity. They increased the water and electricity bills six months later. So you are paying for what was free. Right now, even when you go and buy a meat pie, you are paying the COVID levy.
So the government is recouping whatever it claimed it has spent on a one per cent COVID levy. The government got one billion dollars from the IMF in rapid credit support. They also got another one billion dollars in special drawing budget from the IMF. They came and told us they had gotten 130 million dollars from the World Bank.
By Laud Nartey, 3news.com|Ghana
