Ato Forson accuses NPP of misusing GARID funds meant for flood mitigation

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has accused the NPP government of diverting funds from the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, alleging that money secured for flood mitigation was used for activities instead of tackling drainage challenges.

According to the Finance Minister, the GARID Project was financed through borrowing, and the funds should therefore have been applied strictly to the purpose for which the loan was contracted."What hurts me is that when you borrow money of that magnitude and in the name of a major project, and you end up using less than 50 percent of the said amount for the project for which you borrowed, when the time comes for you to repay the loan, it hurts," Dr Forson said.