Ghana@60: Gov’t spent GHc5.2m on celebrations
The Government of Ghana spent over 5 million Ghana cedis on the country’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
The deputy Minister of Finance, Hon. Kwaku Kwarteng who made the
revelation on the floor of Parliament Thursday stated that government
allocated 5.26 million for the year-long celebrations.
“The Ministry of Finance released an amount of GH¢5.26 million cedis
towards the celebration of the 60th independence anniversary of Ghana.
This was made up of GH¢3.1 million from government of Ghana sources of
funding and GH¢2.16 million from the District Assembly Common Fund.
“Out of the total GH¢5.26 million, GH¢ 3 million went to the office
of the Chief of Staff at the Ghana at 60 secretariats while GH¢100,000
and GH¢2.1 million went to the 100 regional coordinating councils and
216 district assemblies respectively,” Mr. Kwarteng told Members of
Parliament Thursday.
The revelation by the Deputy Finance Minister contradicts claims by
the President that funds for the 60th anniversary would be sourced from
the private sector.
Several private companies donated towards the year-long celebrations
but it is unclear if the monies were part of the amount spent.
Mr. Kwarteng, however, had a tough time in Parliament as he could not
disclose how much was generated from donations towards the celebration.
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