News:
March 4, 2011
The Member of Parliament for Assin North, Hon. Kennedy Agyepong has stated that the Ministry of Energy has refused to pay a huge debt owed his wife for no just reason.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday March 3, Hon Kennedy Agyepong said his wife had undertaken several projects awarded by the Ministry but has not received payment for jobs done. He however added that he is not in a haste to pursue the government for his money.
“Let me tell you how much the government owes my wife, a lot of the Ministry of Energy contracts, she did it but they said they are not going to pay her. Even under their own administration 2009 to 2010, I supplied 8 million dollars worth, I did the contacts in China for her and they are not paying, all these monies they are not paying. They are not paying because they say Kennedy Agyepong is behind it. I am not worried because even if I die my children would come after the government and take the money”.
However, the Communications Director of the Ministry of Energy, Edward Bawa in a reaction told Citi News that the claims by Hon Kennedy Agyepong are not entirely true.
He conceded that the Ministry of Energy is indebted to Hon Agyepong to the tune of $8 million, adding that the Ministry has failed to pay the MP because there is no money and not because he is an NPP member as claimed.
Mr Bawa also added that the contracts were not signed in 2009 as claimed by Hon. Agyepong but were signed on 15 May 2008 under the erstwhile NPP administration.
“On 15 of May 2008, the Ministry of Energy signed a contract with Interior World to supply electricals to the tune of $14,996,624.16 million. The ministry gave a first payment of $2,709,344.44, the second payment was valued at $3,318,694.29 making the total sum to $6,190,628.73 and both payments were paid on 20th October 2008…so the balance that is left is $8,976,995.43. We have not paid him because there is no money but not because he is an NPP member. He would be paid as and when there is money”.
Source: citifmonline.com