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National Communications Officer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has condemned the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for awarding profitable contracts to Vice President and flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s brother through sole-sourcing.
Mr. Gyamfi pointed out that despite the NPP’s pledge to curb sole-sourcing contracts, they have allegedly awarded contracts to Dr. Bawumia’s brother’s company, Resource Access Limited, using this very method.
He claimed that these contracts were not only granted without competitive bidding but were also heavily overpriced.
Mr. Gyamfi alleged that many contracts awarded to Resource Access Limited, owned by Abraham Bawumia, were priced three times higher than the market rate.
Specifically, he highlighted the renovation of the phase two Sunyani airport project, stating that the contract awarded to Dr. Bawumia’s brother was valued at GH₵52.2 million.
In comparison, the actual renovation of the Sunyani airport under former President John Dramani Mahama’s administration cost GH₵100,000.
Despite this significant expenditure, Mr. Gyamfi observed that the frontage of the Sunyani airport remains in poor condition to this day.
These revelations were made during the NDC’s communications directorate’s “Moment of Truth” series held in Accra and addressed by Mr. Gyamfi.
Mr. Gyamfi underscored the hypocrisy of the NPP, stating, “This is a man in opposition who preached against sole-sourcing only to come to power and become an enabler of sole-sourcing, leading to his brother and wife benefiting heavily.
He concluded that Dr. Bawumia’s brother has secured GHS 218 million from five excessively priced contracts granted through sole-sourcing.
tigpost.co
