The Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu, John Abdulai Jinapor, has strongly affirmed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will adopt every legitimate and legal means to retrieve funds allocated to the planned construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam in the Upper East Region.
He made this statement at a press briefing at the uncompleted site revealing that, the project was expected to consist of a hydro-solar hybrid system with 60 MW hydropower and 50 MW solar power and to be completed in the second half of 2024, however, the project has not seen any development after a sod was cut in 2019 by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The Yapei-Kusawgu legislator further emphasized that the government must be held accountable for how and where the $12 million was spent because the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam does not exist.
“We will activate all the parliamentary processes to retrieve that amount of money, almost 200 million cedis that has been dashed to this contractor. Somebody must be held accountable. $12 million can do a lot in this country. So we’ll use every legitimate means, every legal means to retrieve the money and punish those who have caused this financial crime and financial loss to the state,” John Jinapor stated.
