The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the government of awarding the rehabilitation of Sunyani Airport and two cocoa road projects to a company owned by a brother of the NPP Flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, through sole sourcing.
The party argued that while the NPP criticised sole sourcing before coming to power in 2016, they are now engaging in the same practice.
Speaking at the ‘Moment of Truth’ series at the NDC headquarters, Sammy Gyamfi, the party’s National Communications Officer, claimed that the costs for the projects have also been inflated.
“Ladies and gentlemen, it will interest you to know, that contrary to his holier-than-thou rhetorics on the subject of sole sourcing in government procurement, Bawumia today is the biggest promoter and beneficiary of sole sourcing. As we speak, sole sourcing has become the norm and the most preferred method of procurement for several dubious contracts awarded to relatives and cronies of the Vice President, Alhaji Bawumia.”
“Friends from the media, the inflated sole-sourced sweetheart contracts awarded to the Bawumias are not just in the area of cocoa roads. We have also intercepted payment vouchers which show that between March 3, 2023 and March 5, 2024, Resources Access Limited owned by the Bawumias was paid a staggering GHS83,036,639 by the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/NPP government for the award of two single-sourced road projects.
“Friends from the media, the total contract value of just the five (5) sole-sourced contracts awarded to Bawumia’s brother’s company alone amounts to a colossal GHS218 million (equivalent to 2.1 trillion old Ghana Cedis). Can you imagine the huge savings the State would have made, if these projects had at least been awarded through a competitive process?”
