General News of Wednesday, 3 October 2018Source: www.ghanaweb.com‘Missing’ Ghana Gas helicopter being used by Bawumia, Air Force – NDC allegesplay videoJohnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the NDCGeneral Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has alleged that the helicopters which were purchased by the Ghana Gas Company and deemed missing in a forensic audit report are being used by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the Ghana Air Force. Addressing the media at a press briefing, Asiedu Nketia said the helicopters are currently stationed at the Ghana Air Force base and not missing as speculated in the report. According to him, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia travelled in one of the alleged missing helicopters to the Upper West Region to deliver relief items to victims of Bagre dam spillage. Describing the auditors as fake, the NDC General Secretary believes the forensic audit report is a ploy by government to nail some appointees of the erstwhile Mahama government. “This so-called forensic audit report alleges that the Ghana National Gas Company under the previous NDC government caused financial loss to the state by purchasing helicopters which cannot be found, that there was some loan to Ghana Gas Company, a component of which was for the procurement of helicopters.

Source: GhanaWeb October 03, 2018 04:18 UTC