‘Apremdo town road contractor fully paid but don’t want to work’

The contractor responsible for the construction of the Apremdo town road has been fully paid but has refused to work, says the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwesimintsim, Mr Prince Hamid Armah.

He said this during an interaction on the Jolly Breakfast Show (JBS) on Skyy Power 93.5FM on Monday, February 21.

He noted that the road was launched on February 20, 2020, under the One District One Million dollar policy during the tenure of the immediate past MP, Joseph Mensah.

“The contractor came on site when we were about to hold elections for the NPP primaries….right after we were done with the elections and I emerged as a winner, he left and has since not stepped his foot on the site.”

“The people of Apremdo are under severe stress, the road is bad and the gutters are choked. I had to do a follow-up and after an engagement with him, the problem was centred on money.”

“I filed a question in parliament to the Ministry of Finance and through the process, he was paid over GHS1 million, but still insist he will not work on the road, I think this is a plan to sabotage me.”

“He told me point blank that he has been paid but the payment was delayed and has used the money to settle some debts in relation to the contract so he will not work on the road.”

Mr Armah believes this is a ploy to sabotage the government and also to sabotage people who are ready to work and help the country.