Manasseh Azure Awuni an award-winning investigative journalist has made yet another shocking revelation about the government of Ghana since Kufuor.
According to Manasseh Azure Awuni, the government since John Agykum Kufuor has siphoned billions of cedis from different ministries to multiple Jospong companies mainly to Zoomlion.
The investigative journalist revealed that many of those contracts are tainted with corruption with Ghana remaining filthy.
Manasseh Azure Awuni on X wrote, “ Governments since Kufuor have siphoned billions of cedis from different ministries to multiple Jospong companies (mainly Zoomlion) in the name of sanitation. Many of these contracts are tainted with corruption. The country remains filthy, but the politicians claim they cannot cut Zoomlion’s monopoly because Jospong has the resources.
They lie, forgetting that when the Kufuor administration sidelined City and Country Waste and other well-established sanitation companies in 2006 and awarded shady, nationwide sanitation contracts to Zoomlion, Zoomlion had no equipment and resources to compete. Out of those contracts, the company acquired resources. If any other company got the opportunity Zoomlion had, it would be resourceful”, he added.
Manasseh further added that some drew his attention to a meeting between Ghanaian bloggers/influencers and Zoomlion and its CEO which seeks to collaborate with Buzstopboys.
He noted that BuzStopBoy’s work appears more impactful than Zoomlion, which makes hundreds of millions every year from sanitation contracts.
The Journlaist added, “Today, some young men called @buzstopboys have emerged with almost bare hands and a willingness to keep Accra clean. Their work appears more impactful than Zoomlion, which makes hundreds of millions every year from sanitation contracts.
In this video, Elder Jospeh Siaw Agyepong, CEO of Zoomlion, is seen in a meeting with bloggers, and BuzStopBoys is the subject of this discussion. Zoomlion intends to donate to them, and as the female official says, the bloggers would publicise it widely”, he noted.
Manasseh further called on the BuzStopBoy to reject any support from Zoomlion, saying, “I call on BuzStopBoys to reject Zoomlion’s support. Don’t allow Zoomlion to take credit for your work. Our so-called leaders should do the sensible thing by giving resources to those who can do the job and not those who rely on bloggers and media hype while the country remains filthy”.
He reiterated his position that the assemblies should be given back their resources to manage sanitation instead of the government channelling the funds to Zoomlion.
“If the assemblies need services, they can hire groups like BuzStopBoys to help”, he added.
Meanwhile, Manasseh Azure Awuni has also warned the Greater Accra Minister Linda Ocloo that her relying on Zoomlion to solve filth in Ghana is like partnering with a convicted paedophile.
Manasseh Awuni has over the years trailed Jospong with all kinds of allegations and stories and pushes for governments to bring the Jospong conglomerate down which has fallen on deaf ears.
He also revealed that the current arrangement between Zoomlion and YEA reveals that Zoomlion receives GHS 850 but the workers take home GHS 250 a month.
Meanwhile, a netizen has also blown an alarm on the Chief Executive Officer of Zoomlion Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong as a very dangerous man.
According to the netizen, he saw a video a few days ago with Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong wanting to collaborate with the BuzStopBoys on cleaning the environment.
He asserted that the CEO of Zoomlion has been contracted since 2006 to clean Accra but there is still filth and stench.
See the post below:
BuzStopBoys, Zoomlion and Bloggers
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Someone has drawn my attention to a meeting between Ghanaian bloggers/influencers and Zoomlion and its CEO.Governments since Kufuor have siphoned billions of cedis from different ministries to… pic.twitter.com/f48u3P6ksa
— Manasseh Azure Awuni (@Manasseh_Azure) February 19, 2025
