{"id":2562,"date":"2019-09-04T12:42:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T12:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2019-09-04T12:42:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T12:42:14","slug":"metro-mass-goes-after-ndc-ablakwa-ayariga-5-mps-over-debts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/metro-mass-goes-after-ndc-ablakwa-ayariga-5-mps-over-debts","title":{"rendered":"Metro Mass goes after NDC, Ablakwa, Ayariga, 5 MPs over debts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Metro Mass Transit Limited is on the heels of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and seven of its Members of Parliament (MPs) for debts they owe it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The leading opposition party and the MPs owe the MMT close to 1.5 million Ghana Cedis in debts accruing from the hiring of buses.<\/p>\n

A letter written to the Speaker of Parliament by the Managing Director of the MMT, Albert Adu-Boahen, in respect of the seven MPs said: \u201capart from Honourable Clement Apaak who cleared his indebtedness, the rest of the honourables have failed or refused to pay\u201d.<\/p>\n

The MPs include Honourables Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, A. B. A. Fuseini, Mahama Ayariga, Amidu Suleman, Alhaji Tanko, Cletus Avoka and Ras Mubarak.<\/p>\n

In a related development, the MMT has in a letter dated August 17, 2018, and signed by the same Albert Adu-Boahene, written to the NDC\u2019s head office attention former Deputy General Secretary, Kofi Adams, alerting it of its refusal to pay a GHC 1,195,179.92 debt owed it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour party\u2019s indebtedness to the company is now GHC 1,195,179.92,\u201d the letter read in part.<\/p>\n

We, therefore, write to once again demand that you settle your indebtedness to the company [MMT] which now amounts to GHC 1,195,179.92 by 17th September 2018,\u201d the letter added.<\/p>\n

Below are the two letters as written to the Speaker of Parliament and the NDC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Metro Mass Transit Limited is on the heels of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and seven of its Members of Parliament (MPs) for debts they owe it. The leading opposition party and the MPs owe the MMT close to 1.5 million Ghana Cedis in debts accruing from the hiring of buses. 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