PAC to grill YEA officials today over GYEEDA rot

Officials from the Youth Employment Authority formerly known as the Ghana Youth and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) are expected to appear before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament today.

Top officials of the Authority will answer to some queries from the Auditor General's report regarding their operations.

The Authority was rocked by series of corruption scandals some few years ago resulting in the President's decision to restructure that organization into  YEA.

Background
GYEEDA, which was a public initiative targeted at youth development however failed to achieve its purpose as it was characterized by shady deals and corrupt activities.

Following reports of mismanagement of state funds, government in 2012 ordered for an investigation into activities of GYEEDA and subsequently terminated the contracts with the various companies.

Former GYEEDA boss, Abuga Pele and Philip Assibit were later hauled before court for the various roles they played in the programme. The trial is still underway.

Gov't blacklists GYEEDA indicted companies
Government in December 2015 blacklisted companies indicted in the corruption scandal that hit GYEEDA.

The announcement was made by the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Haruna Iddrisu.

Although he did not mention the companies involved, Haruna Iddrisu said government has decided to blacklist all the companies in a move to serve as a deterrent and to curb corruption in the country.

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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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