Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has refuted claims that his office has been allocated GH₵78 million, explaining that the funds are meant for three longstanding state agencies under his supervision.
The budgetary allocation has drawn criticism from the Minority, with Ofoase-Ayirebi MP and former Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, questioning the justification for such an amount amid the Mahama-led administration’s push to cut expenditure.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah also pointed out that during his tenure, the Ministry of Information was allocated only GH₵6 million.
However, speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Mr. Kwakye Ofosu accused the former minister of being misleading.
“Let me put it on record that my office has not been allocated GH₵78 million. It is the three agencies under my supervision that have been given GH₵8.8 million in goods and services allocation and GH₵70 million in capital expenditure allocation,” he clarified.
He stressed that the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), the Information Services Department (ISD), and the Ghana News Agency (GNA) are well-established institutions with a history of public service.
“So it is not like they are new creations that President Mahama has made. The budgetary allocation is strictly for their operations and not my office. Oppong Nkrumah claimed he received GH₵6 million, but I have not received such an amount because there is no ministry under my supervision,” he added.
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