Albert AgbemenuManaging Director| Seag Focus Ghana LtdAccra, Ghana
George has been unemployed for two years. Being jobless for such a prolonged period rendered him and his family bankrupt. His wife had threatened divorce a number of times because George could not take care of his small family on three. Three weeks ago, George was fortunate to have been appointed as the Client’s Representative Project Manager on a Turnkey Project.
The project is for the design and construction of a 100-kilometre asphalt road project. The Turnkey Contractor had heard of George’s predicaments and therefore approached him with a corrupt plan to make him and George make some money thereby helping George out of his financial crises.
The Client’s specification required the asphalt layer to be six (6) inches thick. The Turnkey Contractor’s proposal to George is for the road thickness to be reduced by 1/8th of an inch. Considering that 1/8th of an inch out of 6 inches will be very difficult for anyone to see with the naked eye, the Turnkey Contractor knew that for a 100-kilometre length of a road, which could be a lot of money to be shared between him and George.
George now finds himself in a tricky situation and definitely needs to make hard decision. What will you do if you find yourself in George’s situation? Saving Changes...
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