Citizen accuses Brong Ahafo Regional YEA boss of embezzling staff's allowances

A patriotic Citizen has accused the Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Employment Agency Director, Michael Osei Boateng popularly known as Pope who is also the Regional Youth Organizer of NPP in the area of embezzling some staff of YEA allowances.

A statement issued by one patriotic citizen, Nana Kwesi Jnr and copied to the media indicated that there were some youth who were working under YEA in the Region and at the same time doing their National Service with the NSS, and these youth were taking double allowances but one day the Regional Director told them to return the YEA's allowances paid to them since they were at the same time receiving allowances from the National Service Secretariat and they compiled.

According to the Citizen, after the Regional YEA Director has received the monies from these staff, failed to return it to the government but allegedly embezzled it.

He explained "A group of people who were employed under the YEA scheme had the opportunity to further their education and successfully completed".

He added "As mandated by law, they were required to serve the nation through National Service. They rightly did so".

"This means that they were working both as YEA staff and National Service Personnel and as expected by law, they are required to receive allowances from both agencies", he said.

He stated "However, the B/A Regional Director of YEA told the YEA personnel under his jurisdiction to return all their allowances paid to them by the agency because he (Pope) has received a directive from the National level to do so and that, all monies will be paid into the government coffers".

He added "He further told the personnel that, they were not entitled to double salaries and that, they were only entitled to allowances from National Service Scheme".

He alleged "Based on my intelligence gathered so far, the monies has not yet hit the state coffers. The money is still with the YEA director (Pope). The money has been spent and mishandled by the YEA regional director who is also the Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer".

He, further, accused the NPP Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer of engaging himself in so many corrupt acts but has been shielded by the National YEA Director, Lawyer Justin Kodua.

"Because of his affiliation, any time he engages in dubious corruption deals, he is shielded by the national director of YEA Lawyer Justin Kodua who is also a staunch member of the NPP", he alleged.

He, therefore, called on the security agencies and other investigative bodies as a matter of urgency to take up the matter and deal with it accordingly.

Below is the full statement
YEA CEO PRESIDES OVER CORRUPTION; AS MASSIVE CORRUPTION HITS BRONG REGIONAL OFFICE OF YEA

The Brong Ahafo regional directorate of the YEA has in recent times engaged in several illegal and corrupt activities.

The regional directorate is headed by Michael Osei Boateng AKA pope who doubles as the Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer of NPP.

Because of his affiliation, any time he engages in dubious corruption deals, he is shielded by the national director of YEA Lawyer Justin Kodua who is also a staunch member of the NPP.

The recent corruption that has hit the organization of which i will be talking about today is directly associated with Pope who is presumed to have conspired with several others at the national level.

To begin with, early this year we all witnessed massive recruitment at the YEA of which we all commended same.

However, same has emerged into a fountain of corruption.

A group of people who were employed under the YEA scheme had the opportunity to further their education and successfully completed.

As mandated by law, they were required to serve the nation through National Service. They rightly did so.

This means that they were working both as YEA staff and National Service Personnel and as expected by law, they are required to receive allowances from both agencies.

However, the B/A Regional Director of YEA told the YEA personnel under his jurisdiction to return all their allowances paid to them by the agency because he (Pope) has received a directive from the National level to do so and that, all monies will be paid into the government coffers.

He further told the personnel that, they were not entitled to double salaries and that, they were only entitled to allowances from National Service Scheme.

The personnel gladly complied by this directive and returned all monies they had received to the director's office at the agency (YEA) with the hope that, the monies will be returned to the government.

Based on my intelligence gathered so far, the monies has not yet hit the state coffers. The money is still with the YEA director (Pope)

The money has been spent and mishandled by the YEA regional director who is also the Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer.

At this point, I would want to call on the security and necessary investigative bodies to take up this matter.

Attached is the list of personnel who received and returned their salaries. The list has been categorized into constituencies for your perusal.

Thank you!
Signed!
Nana Kwesi Jnr
A citizen but not spectator
Source: Daniel Kaku