Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw, the Acting Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund has revealed the rot she has uncovered in the institution since taking over.
According to Dr. Bisiw, the previous administration through her discoveries were paying a yearly rent of $1.4 million for the institution’s office space which is way above the market value one Kwabena Kufuor, who identified himself as a family relation of former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
She said that the amount paid to the owner of the property shows that it had been rented for US$10,000 per month and according to her checks, it is way above the market rate for such a small facility.
“This is a fund that actually paid US$1.4 million for rent of the office… It’s a cubicle, actually, and directors have their files on the floor. The one who rented it twice is called Kwabena Kufuor; he is President Kufuor’s nephew… He told me himself when they came begging me. And I thought it belonged to us. Even though it’s small, it’s something we could have worked on.
“They first paid rent for two years — that is, I think 2020 or 2021… They did for two years, they were paying US$10,000 a month,” she narrated.
The women’s organizer of the NDC also alleged that the property owner, Kwabena Kufuor once attempted to bribe her with $10,000 to stop her from making enquiries into the payment of the rent.
“When I told them that I was not going to use this place, and I would use every means possible to take it, this Kwabena Kufuor came to my office and put money on my table, and I asked him what that money was for. He told me it was commission… I took the money and reported the money,” she said.
