“Every pesewa counts” – Martin Kpebu backs independent audit into South Africa evacuation cost
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has called for an independent audit of the expenditure on Ghana’s evacuation exercise in South Africa, following claims that the cost of the chartered flight may have been inflated. Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr Kpebu said an independent audit had become necessary to establish the facts and address […]
Former ORAL Committee member Martin Kpebu has disputed claims that the government could recover up to $21.19 billion from allegedly stolen state assets. The former chairman of the committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, had suggested that the recoverable amount could exceed the financial aid Ghana was seeking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
However, Kpebu maintains that this figure was a personal estimate by Ablakwa and not a collective decision made by the committee members. He emphasized that the committee had not conducted any assessment to determine the total value of assets or funds that could be recovered and that Ablakwa's comment was made on a conditional basis.
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