Also, the consultant for the project was paid US$1.2 million by the ministry under Mr Atta Akyea. The EPC, according to sources, did not need parliamentary approval like the US$200 million contract did. The proceeds from the sale of the completed units would have been reinvested into the second phase of the project. Mr Atta-Akyea recently admitted that his ministry paid a total of over $US7 million to Constratora OAS Ghana Limited in March and June 2017 but claimed he knew nothing of the payment. Recently, the Attorney General offered its advice to the Ministry of Works and Housing on the project.

Source: GhanaWeb May 18, 2019 08:37 UTC