In a fiery and unrelenting open letter addressed to the newly appointed CEO of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has sounded the alarm on what he describes as a \u201cbrazen theft\u201d of public funds through a longstanding, controversial contract with waste management giant Zoomlion Ghana Limited.<\/p>\n
The letter written on behalf of Ghana\u2019s unemployed and underpaid youth urges Basintale to resist any attempt to renew a sanitation contract with Zoomlion that, according to Manasseh, siphons GHS600 from each cleaner\u2019s GHS850 monthly allocation, leaving the actual sweepers with a humiliating GHS250 salary.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDon\u2019t resurrect that deal, please,\u201d Manasseh pleaded in the opening lines. \u201cWhoever signs a new contract with Zoomlion is either a thief or a fool.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
THE NUMBERS THAT DON\u2019T ADD UP<\/h3>\n
The core of Manasseh\u2019s claims lies in what he calls a \u201cslave-wage model\u201d disguised as a public sanitation solution. Under the current arrangement, Zoomlion pockets over 70% of government funds per worker, with no insurance, transportation, or benefits allocated to the labourers who brave dangerous conditions to clean Ghana\u2019s filth. Even worse, Manasseh reveals that many of these cleaners have not received wages in over a year, despite consistent payments from the government to Zoomlion.<\/p>\n
The accusations get murkier. Despite claiming to manage over 45,000 sweepers nationwide<\/strong>, Zoomlion has reportedly never produced verifiable data or payroll evidence<\/strong> to support this figure. In 2018, a headcount by then-YEA CEO Justin Frimpong Kodua revealed the actual number was significantly lower but nothing changed. Payments continued. The state, according to Manasseh, is being \u201crobbed blind.\u201d<\/p>\n
ZOOMLION INVISIBLE WORKFORCE?<\/h3>\n
In one damning example, Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) CEO Elizabeth Sackey reportedly wrote to the YEA in 2022 demanding to know the whereabouts of sweepers Zoomlion was paid to deploy. Her predecessor also raised the same concerns. But the shocker? The YEA itself had no records of who Zoomlion was supposedly managing.<\/p>\n
Minutes from an October 13, 2022, YEA board meeting reportedly captured the then-CEO Kofi Agyapong admitting that management lacked any data to confirm if the sweepers even existed. Yet, payments continued.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIf someone\u2019s work is worth GHS250 a month, why must the supervisor earn GHS600 to \u2018manage\u2019 that worker?\u201d Manasseh questioned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
HISTORY OF SCANDAL \u2014 FROM MAHAMA TO AKUFO-ADDO<\/h3>\n
Manasseh traces the scandal back over a decade. His 2013 GYEEDA investigation first exposed the rot. But neither the NDC under John Mahama nor the NPP under Nana Akufo-Addo acted decisively.<\/p>\n
Even more concerning, Manasseh alleges that attempts by previous YEA CEOs to terminate the contract were thwarted by political interference from \u201ctop forces,\u201d including presidential circles. He referenced board interference, citing individuals such as Anita Kusi Boateng wife of the controversial clergyman Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng as among those who pushed for the contract’s renewal.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cPresident Mahama knows about this theft\u2026 The Akufo-Addo administration escalated it. If the NDC returns to power and signs the same contract, then what moral authority do they have?\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
A CALL TO MALIK BASINTALE<\/h3>\n
Now with the contract expired since September 2024, all eyes are on Malik Basintale the young, newly appointed YEA CEO. Manasseh urges him not to bow to pressure or political loyalty, warning that history will judge him for either restoring sanity or perpetuating a theft \u201cthat stinks to the heavens.\u201d<\/p>\n
He advised that assemblies themselves should manage sanitation directly, pointing out that their own departments have more qualified personnel than Zoomlion\u2019s opaque \u201cdistrict officers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDon\u2019t push this thievery, Mr. Basintale. The poor sweepers deserve dignity, not crumbs. Ghana deserves transparency, not daylight robbery.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
THE BIGGER QUESTION<\/h3>\n
Manasseh\u2019s revelations raise broader questions about Ghana\u2019s procurement systems, political accountability, and how deeply entrenched crony capitalism has become in national sanitation policy. If the figures are true, Zoomlion has earned billions over the years through unverified work while Ghana\u2019s streets remain filthy, and its cleaners unpaid.<\/p>\n
This is not just about Zoomlion. It\u2019s about how Ghana\u2019s wealth is managed, and whose pockets it ends up in.<\/p>\n
Have documents or evidence related to this issue? Reach out to the Amnewsworld Investigations Desk securely via reporter@amnewsworld.com\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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