The Ministry of Sanitation has said it has no direct relationship with the operations of the Ghana First Company Limited as alleged by the First Contractors Association.

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The group accused the Ministry of endorsing the activities of Ghana First Company Limited who awarded them contracts to construct toilet facilities across the country without payment.

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Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, Nelson Akatey told Citi News the Ministry has no connection with the Ghana First Company Limited.

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“The Ministry has no direct relationship with them and they are supposed to source their own funds and liaise with the assembly for the thing to take off.

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The only thing I did was, the number of graduates came to brief the Ministry about the project they intended doing.”

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Background

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The Ghana First Company Limited, under a Public-Private Partnership with the government, is constructing 10,000 units of modern automated toilet facilities across all Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts around the country in a Clean Ghana project. The company subsequently engaged other contractors to work on the project in order to meet project timelines.

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The contractors, who claim to have paid two percent of the contract sum before getting the deals in 2017, say they are yet to be paid by the company.

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The First Contractors Association is asking the government to come clear on its arrangement with Ghana First Company Limited to award a contract for the construction of toilet facilities across the country under the Clean Ghana project.

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Source: citinewsroomÂ

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