35 contractors under Agenda 111 received $7.9 million but failed to deliver – Deputy Finance Minister

Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem has disclosed that 35 contractors engaged under the Agenda 111 health infrastructure programme received $7.9 million in advance mobilisation funds but failed to mobilise to sites or deliver work commensurate with the payments made. He made the revelation while presenting the Report of the Auditor-General on Arrears and Payables […]


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