I will investigate PDS deal when I come into power - Mahama

The flag-bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama says he will take steps to investigate and prosecute all persons involved in the Power Distribution Services (PDS) deal that took over the running of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

According to him, some persons very close or related to President Akufo-Addo) were involved in the structuring of the PDS deal, which he says has caused the country to lose so much money to the benefit of some individuals.

 "There is enough evidence to investigate the PDS deal" and that "If I become President, we will investigate PDS."

Mr. Mahama said this in a post he shared on his Facebook page on Sunday, August 23, 2020.

According to him, for the period that the ECG was handed over to PDS, all the monies they (PDS) collected had not been accounted for, and that "The people of Ghana deserves to know what happened with PDS."

He was of the view that people cannot "pocket state money and walk freely."

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The NDC had earlier demanded that the Akufo-Addo government give a detailed account of funds generated in the failed operations of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) in the country.

The opposition wanted full disclosure of the “total amount of monies the PDS collected from electricity consumers, in the form of electricity bills from 1st March, 2019, to 18th October, 2019’ when the concession agreement was in force.

The party’s National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, at its media event dubbed ‘Corruption Tracker series’, argued that per the NDC’s audit, an amount of GHS 1.5 billion was accrued in the ‘fraudulent’ PDS operation, and is yet to be accounted for by the Akufo-Addo government.