The Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has advised the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to release documents on its decision to seek strategic investors to buy 60 percent shares in four hotels.
SSNIT has refuted allegations of manipulating the bidding process to favour Rock City Hotel, which is owned by Bryan Acheampong, the Minister in Charge of Food and Agriculture.
Management insisted that the process of selecting a strategic investor was transparent and strictly adhered to the Public Procurement Act to select Rock City Hotel, among five other hotels that applied.
The hotels in question are Elmina Beach Resort, Ridge Royal Hotel, La Palm Royal Beach Resort, and Labadi Beach Hotel.
Speaking on the issue, the majority leader admonished SSNIT to provide a detailed explanation of the deal to the public.
“Let me make this appeal to SSNIT, SSNIT must come out, make the documents available, and speak to it. I mean, they cannot be dodgy. This is not a political matter. I cannot come and speak to it politically, condemn it, or commend it.
“SSNIT must come out, and even not only this decision, [it must] look at all their investments that are failing and explain them to the public.
“I am sure that TUC and other labour unions will understand if these things are explained and they will take away Bryan Acheampong as a person and understand that, let’s not look at the form but at the substance.”
By: Rainbowradioonline com/Ghana
