Former Suhum Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Margaret Darko-Dankwa, has accused former Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene Naa Torshie Addo, of mismanaging funds intended for local development during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, the former MCE claimed that Naa Torshie diverted Common Fund resources into projects that were neither requested by nor beneficial to the assemblies.
“She can’t blame anyone for what she has done. The money is meant for the assembly, not for fertilizer or personal use. Meanwhile, the chiefs have stated their grievances and what they want, such as schools and hospitals, yet she is in Accra spending the money,” she stated.
She alleged that despite chiefs presenting their demands, including schools, hospitals, and other infrastructure, Naa Torshie spent the funds without considering local priorities.
According to her, the former DACF Administrator even supplied streetlights at a time when the assembly had already received some from the Energy Ministry.
“There was a time when Naa Torshie brought streetlights, even though we had already received some from the Energy Ministry. She isn’t the one to determine how the Common Fund should be used. Instead of allocating the money that was supposed to be given to the assembly, she puts it in reserve funds,” she added.
Margaret Darko further claimed that Naa Torshie spoke to MCEs “like children” and contributed significantly to the decentralisation challenges under the NPP government.
“She acts as if the administration’s money belongs to her. When she speaks to us, the MCEs, she talks to us like we’re her children. If decentralisation didn’t work under the NPP regime, Naa Torshie is to be blamed,” she said.
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