Over the past few weeks ago there has been allegations that, the MCE for New Juaben South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Hon Ike Apaw Gyesi on every friday takes home a hooping amount of GH₵5,000.00 which led in creating tension among some of the Assembly Members in the Municipality.
In a press encounter held on Monday night, May 31,2021 at his residency, he noted that, all those allegations being levelled against him is untrue because he don’t have power over the Assembly’s money.
“You can never take any gov’t money without passing through GifMis system and is not possible ” he added.
Hon. Ike Apaw Gyesi stated, when he assumed office as MCE for the past two and half years, a lot of infrastructure projects has taken place under his watch. Noting that he hasn’t misused the Assembly’s IGF as it is being speculating.
“At least over 100 residents from Koforidua has been employed at the Assembly and we use the same IGF we get to pay them”.
He said when a position become vacant everybody want to find its way through to occupy such position, indicating that it is the reason they have started the mischief agenda against me.
The MP for the constituency who joined the MCE, Hon. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi also added that, the same allegations have being levelled against him that on every weekends he dashed out GH₵7,000.00 to his constituents, a matter he noted has gotten to the attention of some of the member of parliamentary select committee on vetting, a situation he described as very worrying.
He said, this indicate that, the same people who are tarnishing the image of the MCE are same people behind him too.
Hon. Michael Baafi stressed, how is it possible that the gov’t machinery which is a place of records, and nobody can withdraw a money without signing a document.
He therefore entreated the media houses that before a story is published, they should do proper checks so they don’t find themselves wanting to tarnish the image of innocent people.
Source// Obohnews.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
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