General News of Tuesday, 3 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The AG says consultancy services under the Saglemi housing project were awarded 3 times• Documents filed indicates that it cost the Ghanaian taxpayer an estimated amount of $13 million• Alhaji Collins Dauda and four others are facing 52 counts of causing financial loss to the stateThe Attorney General (AG) says consultancy services under the Saglemi housing project were awarded three times with an estimated amount of $13 million costing the Ghanaian taxpayer. The subcontract to VHM cost the country a maximum amount of $2.9m while AESL was to be paid not more than $2m. This, the AG further explains, all the while, the consultancy services were being performed by AESL and VHM as per the 2013 agreement signed with the ministry. The AG claims that it was extended at various times by Agyeman-Mensah and Ziblim Yakubu, former Chief Director at the Ministry. The AG concludes that further payments were made to AESL, VHM and RMS without evidence of work done contrary to the contract’s requirement while an amount of $5m was stated as consultancy fees under the original Housing project agreement.
