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  "id": 14250760,
  "title": "Majority defends GH¢49.7m South Africa evacuation expenditure, challenges Minority",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/majority-defends-gh-49-7m-south-africa-evacuation-expenditure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T17:27:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/majority-defends-gh%c2%a249-7m-south-africa-evacuation-expenditure-challenges-minority/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Majority Caucus in Ghana's Parliament has defended the expenditure of GH¢49.7 million on evacuating 1,964 Ghanaians from South Africa, rejecting claims from the Minority that the funds were not properly accounted for. Chairman Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije presented detailed documentation to the Committee, including passport numbers, professions, and contact information of all evacuees, as well as receipts for various logistical arrangements. He emphasized the transparency of the spending, contrasting it with previous evacuations under the NPP administration. The Chairman dismissed the Minority's allegations as politically motivated and invited the Auditor-General to audit all evacuation exercises since 2017, particularly questioning the high costs of quarantine services during the 2020 COVID-19 evacuation under the NPP government.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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