The Co-Chairman of the Citizen’s Movement against Corruption (CMaC), Edem Senanu wants the Director General of Ghana Maritime Authority(GMA), Mr. Kwame Owusu, investigated for possibly dabbling in dealings which smack of conflict of interest.
Mr. Kwame Owusu is alleged to have supervised the payment of various sums of money to LUXE Hotels in Accra. The Authority’s own website has brought to public notice his responsibility in overseeing the growth of LUXE Hotels as Group Chairman.
Director of Administration at the Authority, Ms.Rhoda Atiah, in one instance, dated a memo on 8th November 2017 which was addressed to him. The memo requested Mr. Owusu to authorize the payment of Ten Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty-Two Ghana Cedis, Five Pesewas (GH₵10,652.05) to Luxe Suites Hotel.
The memo indicated the amount, was to cover “the cost of food supplied to the Authority during the Management meetings and stakeholders meetings on Maritime Security fees and charges at the Head Office†.
Sources say the GH₵10,652.05 was blown on just eight people which have raised a number of questions, but sources are unable to independently clarify that information.
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On December 28, 2017, Ms. Atiah raised another memo requesting for Mr. Owusu’s approval for the payment of GH₵135,125.00 to LUXE Hotels for the cost of food, drinks and music provided for staff and protocols during end of year dinner party of the Ghana Maritime Authority on Friday, December 22, 2017.
Addressing the issue of conflict of interest on TV3’s News@10on Wednesday monitored by Prime News Ghana, Edem Senanu told Stephen Anti that Mr. Owusu should have declared his interest and recused himself from any dealings involving LUXE Hotels.
“There is a clear conflict of interest in there…I think that is something that ought to be investigated so that people do not get away with these kinds of things,†the Co-Chairman of CMaC proposed.
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