Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has ordered the CEO of the National Youth Authority (NYA) Emmanuel Asigri to resign following the latter’s alleged involvement in a questionable procurement practices.
This comes after the Chief of Staff’s receipt of a petition against Asigri in the matter, media reports said Saturday.
The Public Procurement Authority has reportedly been asked to investigate further the allegations against Asigri, while the matter has also been referred to the National Security, the Daily Statesman said.
Procurement breaches
The NYA chair, Francisca Oteng, confirmed one procurement in which the CEO had allegedly breached procedures, awarding the said contract without the knowledge of the board, the Daily Statesman reports.
This matter was referred to the PPA last month to investigate. The PPA assigned a team of investigators to gather information on it.
The NYA board acted following receipt of a petition from one Ibrahim Ofori alleging corruption relating to procurement. The board met to confer on the matter on July 2 2019.
The NYA chair followed this up with a letter to the Minister of Youth and Sports on July 10.
Criminal investigations?
In contention is the procurement method used to engage Prefos Ltd for training 500 young people o instal, maintain and repair streetlights. The value of the procurement in question is GHS4.5 million.
Security officials will look to the PPA investigation to determine whether the matter should be reported to the Ghana Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
With additional information from The Daily Statesman
