Prof. Ayittey needs your help

I am working with ABC 20/20 on a documentary, “Smart Aid for Africa,”
which will be aired on May 12. The theme of the program is that foreign
aid has not been effective in reversing Africa’s economic atrophy. Aid
seldom reached the people it was intended to help. Corrupt government
officials – presidents, ministers, etc. – pocketed the money, spent it
on lavish villas on the French Riviera, or deposited it in Swiss and
other foreign bank accounts. So a new approach is needed: SMART AID for
Africa.

I need HARD FACTS. First, bank account numbers, size of the loot (how
much was stolen), addresses of mansions bought by corrupt officials,
their names, etc. Please no allegations.
For example, we need facts such as these:

1. Credit Suisse,
Account Number: 0110-7690-49588
Account Balance: $3.27 million
Account Holder: Mr. Kemi Karajupa, Vice-President of the Republic of
Tonga.

2. $5.21 million mansion
Address: 582 Sunset Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA, USA

3. Etc. etc.

Please send this information to me directly: [email protected]. Upon
receiving it, it will be investigated to determine its veracity. We
must
expose these bandits and looters, who live high on the hog while their
people wallow in abject poverty and misery.

Second, smart aid is that which bypasses corrupt and incompetent
government officials and reaches the PEOPLE directly. I need hard facts
and examples about this kind of aid, which Africans, especially those
in
the diaspora are offering to Africa. My own Malaria-Free Zone
projects
are an example. But I need more. Please direct me to a website.

Thanks.


George Ayittey, Ph.D.
Washington, DC


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