“NO such program took place at YEA” – Basintale dismisses allegation of spending GHS9m ‘abeduru’

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Malik Basintale and abeduru

Malik Basintale, the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) has dismissed claims that his agency spent GHS9 million on the cultivation of turkey berry, known in the local dialect as Kwahu Nsusua or abeduru.

According to the Basintale boy, such claims are frivolous and should be treated with contempt.

He asserted that under his watch, no such program took place at the YEA.

In a post shared via social media, Malik Basintale stated, “KURUGU TOLI…..TON TON JE😊

KWAHU NSUSUA SCANDAL 38.1😂😂.

Well:

NO such program took place at YEA.

No such FAKE payment was made at YEA under my watch as CEO.

My unprecedented 86000 beneficiaries recruited last year alone has no such line.

Therefore JANDAM YAAAMUTU!”.

His comments follow social media being flooded with a Finance Ministry document with the signature of the Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem.

Also, a communicator of the New Patriotic Party, Aaron Asiedu, has presented the documents on live TV alleging that the Youth Employment Agency is spending GHS 9,000,000 on a youth-focused programme to cultivate turkey berry, locally known as Kwahu Nsusua

Additionally, the Director of Corporate Affairs at the YEA has been quoted by a GHOne news card to have said, Youth Employment Agency never spent GHS9 million on production of turkey berries, no such program exists at YEA”. 

However, some Ghanaians reacting to the allegation stated, “All Ghanaian youths should just enter politics.

It’s simple cause sometimes it’s sad to be a Ghanaian”.

“We’re focusing on the wrong things. We should allow him to provide the return on investment for all money spent.  Then we can determine whether he squandered the money”, a netizen added.

One X user added,“If the programme truly empowers youth and boosts local agriculture, then the focus should be on transparency and results. GHS 9 million is not small money, so Ghanaians deserve clear details on how it’s being spent and the impact it will create”.

“This document is a fake document, no government watermark…the signature and other things on are fake man, let’s be serious in this country…every agenda no hold so dem wan force new one”, one X user claimed.

Meanwhile, Alhassan Suhuyini, the Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, has said the John Mahama government cannot survive four years without a scandal.

According to the Deputy Roads Minister, a scandal is inevitable in 4-years, but should not be manufactured when it is known.

The Deputy Roads Minister, who also served as the Member of Parliament for Tamale North, stressed that while controversies may arise in any administration, he urged the public to rely on evidence rather than speculation.

Speaking on TV3 Keypoint on Saturday, 28 March, the Deputy Roads Minister stated, “There is no way this government can survive four years without a scandal, but let us not force one when there isn’t one”.

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