The cash was returned in a Ghana-must-go bag to the ex-CEO, he told the court presided over by Justice Afia Serwah Asare Botwe. In October 2016, the PPA wrote back to MASLOC requesting MASLOC to furnish it with financial arrangement approved by the Ministry of Finance. However, investigations revealed that the actual retail price Mac offered for the same model within the same year without duty was GHS47,346.93 ($12,009.91). Again, in November 2016, MASLOC procured 200 pieces of Samsung B310 mobile dual sim phones under a project called PINCO Project Market Survey. Furthermore, counts seventy-two (72) and seventy-three (73) has the statement of offence captured as Improper Payment of Public Funds contrary to section 96(1)(c) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921).

Source: GhanaWeb November 26, 2019 01:55 UTC