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Flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong faces credibility crises over his recent claim of being behind the infamous Sinohydro deal.
The Assin Central lawmaker in a recent radio interview, claimed to have facilitated and brokered the deal which saw Ghana benefit from some $2 billion Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA).
“I’m just an MP but I fought for the government to get $3 billion. Again, the same Sinohydro, which is being used to construct roads in the country, was partly because of my contribution.
“Myself and Mr Oppong were the representatives of Sinohydro for the construction of the Bui dam. They are the ones who gave us the US$2 billion dollars that is being used for the construction of roads. Shame anybody who comes to claim credit for the roads being constructed.
It has however emerged that the same person who claimed to have facilitated the deal kicked against it in 2018 while praising the minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) for doing same.
The Assin Central lawmaker it would be recalled in 2018, was up in arms with government over the Ghana Sinohydro deal that seeks to construct feeder roads in the country.
“I don’t stand for only the New Patriotic Party (NPP) but for Ghana. I will put Ghana first ahead of all of these,” he said.
Parliament approved projects from lot one to 10 under the first phase of the Sinohydro deal in 2018
Lot 1 – Construction of Accra Inner City Roads. A total of 84 kilometres of roads located in Trobu, Anyaa-Sowutoum, Dome-Kwabenya, Adenta and Teshie will be constructed;
Lot 3 – Construction of the Tamale Interchange;
Lot 5 – Dualisation of the Adenta-Dodowa Road. 14 kilometres of the Adenta-Dodowa Road will be dualised so as to reduce congestion, improve road safety, and reduce travel times on the corridor;
Lot 7 – Construction of Prestea Township and Cape Coast Inner City Roads. A total of 32 kilometres of roads will be constructed in Cape Coast and Prestea. In Cape Coast, 22 kilometres of inner-city roads will be constructed, whilst Prestea Township will see 10 kilometres of roads constructed;
Lot 9 – Rehabilitation of Akim Oda-Ofoase Road. This lot involves the rehabilitation of the 38 kilometre Akim Oda-Ofoase road, which is part of the trunk road network, IR3, and passes through several rural communities that connect Akim Oda to Ofoase;
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