The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress and Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod Ghana, Sammy Gyamfi, has challenged Sulemana Braimah to a one-on-one debate over his claims regarding the government’s Big Push infrastructure projects.
Speaking on Ekosii Sen on Asempa FM, Mr. Gyamfi accused Mr. Braimah of misrepresenting the NDC’s position on sole sourcing, insisting that the party has never described the procurement method as inherently corrupt.
He explained that the NDC’s longstanding position is against the abuse of sole sourcing, not its application under exceptional circumstances.
Mr. Gyamfi further argued that criticisms of the previous New Patriotic Party administration were based on what he described as breaches of procurement laws and misuse of the system.
He maintained that President John Dramani Mahama did not promise to ban sole sourcing entirely, but rather to curb its excessive use.
“The NPP breached the laws governing sole sourcing by misusing it. In this context, we argued that the NPP was abusing sole sourcing. We never claimed we would never use it or that it was inherently bad. I challenge him, as the president never said he would ban sole sourcing; he only stated that he would prohibit its rampant use except in extraordinary cases.
“I invite him to a one-on-one debate regarding his so-called expose on the Big Push projects. This debate would help clarify the situation to Ghanaians and show that he is misguided. The NDC is only opposed to the abuse of sole sourcing,” he stated.
READ ALSO:
What is the emergency concerning our roads? It does not meet the criteria for…
NDC painted a picture that sole sourcing was a crime, discredited NPP – Kpandai…
Agbodza rebuts sole sourcing claims, insists Big Push contracts are lawful and transparent
