An American businessman alleges 10 government executives demanded bribe from him
An American businessman and Managing Director of Alafei Foods Company Limited, Claude D Convisser, has claimed that between eight to ten government authorities are requesting pay-offs from him.
As per him, numerous organizations in Ghana don't get by for a long haul since they go through immense amounts of cash to offer incentives before they get help to create.
He added that the moderate development of Ghana's economy is connected to the constant interest of pay-offs by individuals in power from likely financial specialists.
“We haven’t paid bribes and I must say I’m a very stubborn investor even though you have people in government who keep asking how much is in for them. Eight to ten officials in this administration have demanded bribes from me,” he said
Mr Convisser added that a secretary of a parliamentary candidate "keeps demanding bribe from me.”
The American speculator who has lived in the nation for as long as six and half years showed that, Ghana would have been the lead business nation in West Africa yet for the constant interest for pay off.
A background story by StarrFM said
"The American investor, Claude Convisser applied to set up the factory in Zugu, a community in the Yendi Municipality.
His company, Alafei Foods Limited is seeking to set up a soya and vegetable factory under the 1D1F to meet the protein and vitamin needs of the Ghana School Feeding Program in the Northern region.
POP diesel, an oil company in the United States which will give funding to Alafei Foods Limited has also given all of its ownership share of its Africa branch, POP diesel Africa to the Alafei Food farmers irrevocable Trust.
This means that the company if set up in Zugu, will employ over 30,000 farmers and supply to the GSFP at a lower cost.
However, his efforts have been met with several frustrations as authorities are not willing to grant him a letter of intent to enable him secure funds from his sponsors.
The new policy of the GSFP envisions rapid national socio-economic development achieved through a coordinated, integrated and accountable national school feeding program delivering improved nutrition for disadvantaged school children, reliable market for local farmers, effective local catering service and enhanced local income.
However, children between the age of 6-36 months in northern Ghana are malnourished and at greater risk of failing to meet the infant feeding standards recommended by WHO given that, less than 50% of them are on a minimum acceptable diet according to a research by Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING)."
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