The Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan has accused the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong of falsely accusing him in order to take his position for his friend, the Member of Parliament for Efutu, Alexander Afenyo Markin.
Mr. Kennedy Agyapong has accused the Central Regional Minister of awarding 50 road contracts to himself and that he did not contribute a dime to the NPP’s 2016 campaign.
He went further to warn Mr. Duncan to tread cautiously and not step on his toes in order to avoid trouble.
But in response to the allegations, Mr. Duncan in statement issued a while ago described the allegations as false, explaining that the Central Region has not received road contracts more than 30.
‘’I wish to categorically state that since I took over as a regional Minister, the region has not received a road contract more than 30 which he Mr. Kennedy Agyapong is a living testimony. I would want to state with no equivocation that I have not awarded any road contracts to myself as Mr. Kennedy Agyapong has alleged. However, it is Mr. Kennedy Agyapong who is always in the media to threaten our Party leaders for contracts’’.
Read his full statement below
My attention has been drawn to a false story circulating in social media regarding an allegation made by Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, that I am a thief for awarding 50 road contracts to myself. This news didn’t come to me as a surprise because Mr. Kennedy Agyapong wanted his friend to become the regional Minister which he was refused.
I wish to categorically state that since I took over as a regional Minister, the region has not received a road contract more than 30 which he Mr. Kennedy Agyapong is a living testimony.
I would want to state with no equivocation that I have not awarded any road contracts to myself as Mr. Kennedy Agyapong has alleged.
However, it is Mr. Kennedy Agyapong who is always in the media to threaten our Party leaders for contracts.
Mr. Kennedy Agyapong started these allegations when Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah (The Ag. Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority) had refused him a contract worth $293million concerning the National Identification Card.
Mr. Kennedy Agyapong did not lose focus on this NIA contract until he and his wife Stella Wilson, were awarded Ghc100million contract by the then energy Minister, Mr. Boakye Agyarko to supply 150Watts LED street lights.
I see this attempt by Mr. Kennedy Agyapong as one of his bid to lobby my position for his good friend Hon. Afenyo Markin, the Member Of Parliament For Effutu Constituency
I would want to encourage all readers to treat it with the contempt it deserves.
Thank you.
Signed
Kwamena Duncan
Regional Minister
Central Region
Cape Coast
cc,
ALL MEDIA HOUSE
Source: BestNewsGH.com
