Director of Conflict Resolution and former Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has strongly criticized the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government, stating that they are not concerned about public backlash.

This comes after revelations during a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on Thursday, May 9, that the government paid a contractor US$11 million for the Pwalugu multipurpose dam project, despite no visible progress at the site, which he described as "a grassland."

The Pwalugu project, a major initiative of the current government, encompasses power generation, irrigation, and flood control components.

Speaking on TV3's The Big Issue, Amaliba emphasized that Ghanaians should be more outraged by such misuse of funds.

He questioned why the government would pay such a substantial amount without any tangible work being done, labeling those in charge as "thieves" and expressing disappointment in the lack of public response.

Amaliba highlighted the need for governments to fear the repercussions of their actions, noting that when they no longer fear public backlash, situations like the Pwalugu dam scandal occur.

“Yesterday, listening to the public accounts committee, I cringed when I heard 11 million dollars was paid to a contractor for the completion of the Pwaulu Multipurpose Dam. Yet when you go to that place, it is grassland. And you wonder why criminals who have taken over the reins of government would do this to mother Ghana.

“Aren’t you angry? That you have a situation where money is paid to a contractor and you get to the site, there is nothing there, and you say I shouldn’t describe them as thieves,” he said.

He pointed out that despite President Akufo-Addo's ceremonial commencement of construction activities in 2019 and parliamentary approval in 2020, there has been little progress on the project funded by the Government of Ghana.“I am of the view that as a country, we have not lived up to expectations as a people. When a government gets to a point where it doesn’t fear the wrath of the people, this is what happens. Governments must always be afraid of the people…but you get to a point where the government does not fear the wrath of the people, you have these things happening.“You give 11 million dollars out as the final payment and yet there is not a single block laid at the place.”