According to a statement issued by Joseph Osei Oppong-Brenya, Head of ICT and Media Relations at NEIP, a suggestion that some fake cheques have been issued to beneficiaries of the NEIP is “malicious.”Below is a copy of the statement issued by NEIPRE: NEIP ISSUED FAKE CHEQUES TO BENEFICIARIESThe attention of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP) has been drawn to a malicious publication attempting to ridicule government's support to over 1,350 entrepreneurs who are being funded as part of effort to promote business development and support for start-ups in the country. We want to state categorically that, nowhere did NEIP nor the ministry issued fake cheques to beneficiaries. In fact over 95% of beneficiaries have received their funding through an account they opened with National Investment Bank (NIB). As a matter of fact, the only time cheques were introduced was during the launching of the Presidential Business Support Programme where beneficiaries were asked to hold cheques to represent the amount they will receive and this was done just for the ceremony. NEIP, for that matter the Government assures the general public of continues commitment to provide an eco-system that encourages entrepreneurship and business development in Ghana.

Source: GhanaWeb October 12, 2018 21:33 UTC