Vice-president IMANI Africa, Bright Simons has revealed a shocking piece of information about the Pwalugu Dam “scandal”.
According to Bright Simons, PowerChina International the contractor of the Pwalugu Dam claims Ghana owes more money and an extra $12 million for unpaid but certified work.
His comments come after Agric Minister Eric Opoku revealed the Pwalugu Dam contract is set to be terminated.
However, Bright Simons noted that the contractor on the project had already departed the site many months ago.
He revealed that the contractor has sold project materials and “de-mobilised” the agreement has thus already been constructively terminated.
Bright Simon wrote on social media page X, “I got loads of responses and DMs to my recent SM posts about my discomfort with the new Agric Minister’s handling of the Pwalugu Dam “scandal”.
“When that happens, I take it to mean that public education might be appreciated. So, here is a detailed account of the Pwalugu affair, the saga of a ghost dam”.
“For those who have been salivating over the idea of ORAL retrieving $12 million for Ghana, I have news for you: the contractor actually says it is owed more money, including an extra $12 million for unpaid but certified work.
And, oh, historical feasibility studies set the country back a pretty penny too: more than $60 million since 2013”, he wrote.
Bright Simons in an earlier post yesterday indicated full transparency would help clarify how the country will save or recover money. It won’t be as simple as just “retrieving” what was paid. Most ORAL situations look like this.
He added that Citizens who support ORAL must therefore learn to be interested in detail and push the new government to ditch the opaque model Ghanaians have become accustomed to and embrace a new era of openness and analysis.
The Vice-president IMANI Africa further noted that for any real change to come, Ghanaians especially those in the middle classes, must stop being satisfied with headline announcements and surface measures.
See his post below:
I got loads of responses and DMs to my recent SM posts about my discomfort with the new Agric Minister’s handling of the Pwalugu Dam “scandal”.
When that happens, I take it to mean that public education might be appreciated. So, here is a detailed account of the Pwalugu affair,… pic.twitter.com/UB0cyygdiT
— Bright Simons (@BBSimons) February 3, 2025
