The DN Magasinet, a Norwegian newspaper on April 21, 2007, published a sensational account of Mr. PV Obeng’s role in a case in which an official of Scancem (owners of Ghacem) alleged in a Norwegian court that Mr. and Mrs. Rawlings had benefited from a secret account into which substantial sums had been paid by the company as part of a ploy to maintain its monopoly in the cement industry in parts of Africa.
The Rawlingses have since gotten their lawyers to issue a strong rebuttal to the charges but P.V. Obeng’s confirmation of having received monies from the Norwegian firm which he says were payments of services rendered, raises huge questions of unimaginable conflict of interest situation at the time.
Source: GhanaWeb
