Billions Sprayed into Thin Air: Inside Manasseh Azure Awuni’s Probe into Ghana’s 775 Million Cedi COVID-19 Fumigation Spending
By Sharon Zoe Williams Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has cast a harsh spotlight on Ghana’s pandemic expenditures, revealing that the state sank an astounding 775 million Ghana cedis into COVID-19 fumigation and disinfection exercises that scientific experts deemed largely unnecessary. Appearing on GBC News’ National Discourse hosted by Darroll Allan Tagoe, on Wednesday September…
Ghana's 775 million cedis COVID-19 fumigation spending was the subject of an investigative report by Manasseh Azure Awuni, according to the source. The report, titled "Auditing the Auditor-General," exposed that the spending was largely unnecessary, according to scientific experts. The Ministry of Education, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, and the transport sector were among the key sectors implicated in the spending, the source said.
The investigation revealed that the spending defied scientific guidance from the World Health Organization and Ghanaian scientists, who argued that the virus was primarily airborne, not surface-transmitted, the source added. Manasseh highlighted that funds could have been better spent on healthcare infrastructure and saved lives, the source reported.
The report also raised concerns about the procurement process, noting that major sanitation contracts were awarded without competitive bidding and lacked parliamentary oversight, raising questions about accountability, according to the investigation.
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