Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Roads and Transport Committee, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has raised concerns over the scale of sole-sourced contracts awarded by the current administration.
Speaking on Adom FMs Dwaso Nsem, he claimed that no government in Ghana’s history, from the era of Kwame Nkrumah to that of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has awarded sole-sourced contracts of such magnitude within a short period.
“In Ghana’s history from Nkrumah to Nana Addo, no government has, within just seven months, awarded about 50 projects through sole sourcing valued at GH₵50.9 billion. This has never happened before,” he said.
According to him, the current government under John Dramani Mahama has, within just seven months, awarded about 50 projects through sole sourcing, with a total value of GH₵50.9 billion.
He acknowledged that sole sourcing is not new in Ghana’s procurement processes but stressed that the scale and speed at which these contracts have been awarded are unprecedented.
Mr. Osei Nyarko also pointed out what he described as inconsistency, noting that the current administration had strongly criticised sole sourcing during the tenure of the previous government but now appears to be engaging in it at a higher level.
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