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GH¢280,000 'stolen' NSS cash was paid to NDC – Witness alleges
Silas Ewontuma, the third witness to be called by the state alleged that former NSS boss, Alhaji Alhassan Mohammad Imoro, told him that the money was for the NDC party.
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This was an allegation made by a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former officials of the NSS.
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He also alleged that an amount of GH₵ 280,000 was paid by his office to Alhaji lmoro every month.
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He said that the money was from the ghost names on the National Voluntary Programme.
He made these revelations during the cross-examination by the counsel for the former NSS boss, Alhaji Imoro.
When the counsel for Alhaji Imoro suggested that Silas Ewontuma had no documentary proof as evidence he responded in the affirmative but explained that “if it were an authorised transaction and legal transaction between me and Alhaji Imoro, I would have demanded a receipt." This caused laughter in the courtroom.
Ewontuma went on to allege that in addition to the monies to be given to NDC, he also paid a total of GH¢405,763 to Alhaji Imoro from his region as part of monies realised from the ghost name scheme from his region.
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When asked how much he stole from the scheme, Silas Ewontuma said he stole a total of GH¢266,000 within the period under investigations 2013/ 14 service year.
However, he added that he has an agreement with the state to pay back what he stole, of which he has paid a substantial amount so far.
The defence lawyers were pointing to the court that the witness is not credible but compromised.
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