John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reaffirmed his commitment to combating the sale of government lands.
Speaking at his Governance Forum in Accra on Thursday, October 31, Mahama pledged to investigate and address the issue of government-looted lands, not just in the Greater Accra Region but also in other regions.
“As I assured the chiefs of the Ga State, we will open an inquiry into the sale of stolen government lands, and the implementation of the Accra Redevelopment policy. Let me assure you, the investigation of government-looted lands will not only be restricted to Greater Accra. We are aware of the developments that have taken place in Kumasi, Ho and Tamale.
“And we extend the ORAL in all the 16 regions and commit rigorously to implementing this inquiry.”
Mahama expressed his commitment to setting up an independent value-for-money office, which will be responsible for scrutinising government procurements.
“To ensure value for money and the award of contracts, we will set up an independent value for money office, which will be responsible for scrutinising any government procurements that are above $5 million or as Parliament may determine.
“Parliament may determine a lower figure that is left with parliament to decide. But every contract that is above a certain figure will be subjected to independent value for money audit.”
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