Govt to terminate two SADA contracts with Asongtaba
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Savanah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) to terminate two projects it signed with Asongtaba Cottage Industries on guinea fowl rearing, afforestation and tree planting.
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This, is because, SADA has not established the systems and mechanisms for the monitoring and supervision of these projects to ensure that the state received value for money.
A statement signed by the Senior Communications Adviser at the Presidency, Ben Dotsei Malor said the President has instructed the Board of SADA to act in consultation with the Attorney General to terminate the two contracts.
According to Mr Malor, the latest development followed a report by the Minister in charge of Development Authorities, Dr. Ahmed Mustapha on the two projects.
He said the report submitted by the minister noted that although the projects were viable and held the potential for the creation of a significant number of jobs in the three Northern Regions, “SADA had not established the systems and mechanisms for the monitoring and supervision of these projects to ensure that the state received value for money.”
The statement said the report noted that sufficient expertise still existed within the Savannah Research Institute and the University of Development Studies to re-design and implement a strategy that could properly harness the potential of the guinea fowl industry and turn it into a major income earner for the people of the Savannah belt.
The statement said President Mahama has requested the SADA Board to hold consultations with the Forestry Commission and the Ministry of Local Government to work out a strategy for the proper implementation of the afforestation and tree growing project, on a decentralised basis.
“The President has further instructed the SADA Board to immediately strengthen SADA's systems of accountability, to ensure that the Authority is able to account for any resources committed by the Government for the accelerated development of the savannah areas,” it noted.
