The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the Ghana government’s contract with the Power Distribution Service (PDS) as the biggest scandal in the history of Ghana.
According to the NDC, the Akufo-Addo led government failed to conduct due diligence because they were in a rush to hand ECG over to PDS.
“The PDS contract is the biggest scandal in the history of Ghana and we are demanding that the government completely abandon the idea of proceeding to engage a proposed restrictive tendering process or any other process for that matter for the selection of a new concessionaire with immediate effect,” he said.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Monday, General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia said they demand a full disclosure on the PDS deal.
“It is imperative that these urgent actions be taken even as we await the official position of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on the termination of the PDS concession and the future of the power compact itself,” Mr Asiedu Nketia added.
To Asiedu Nketiah, the NDC holds the view that any attempt by government to select another concessionaire will be “tantamount to fetching water with a leaking basket if those who caused this PDS mess are still at post.”
Source: Adomonline.com|Gertrude Otchere