CEO of Ghana GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, has defended the government’s use of sole sourcing for the Big Push road projects, responding to claims of abuse and inflated costs concerns raised by The Fourth Estate.
Gyamfi in a post on X emphasized the urgency of the projects, explaining, “Resorting to the National Competitive Tendering process for the award of these critical road projects would have taken another couple months before the projects could even commence. This could have delayed the completion of most of the projects beyond 2028.”
He stressed that all contracts were lawful and properly managed, noting, “The contracts were not awarded to a select few but rather carefully selected, multiple, competent and experienced contractors with demonstrable capacity to complete the works on time.”
Addressing allegations of inflated costs, Gyamfi said, “There is not a scintilla of evidence in the Fourth Estate publication that shows that the use of sole sourcing… was unjustified or that there were any breaches of the law or abuse of the process. Neither was any evidence of the cost of the projects being inflated adduced by the Fourth Estate.”
He also clarified that some projects were inherited from the previous administration.
“23 out of 84 Big Push road projects, such as Suame Interchange, Ofankor-Nsawam, Adenta-Dodowa, etc. are inherited road projects that were all awarded by the previous NPP government through sole-sourcing with no dedicated funding. This government has simply novated the projects, maintained the contractors and provided for funding for them under the Big Push policy.”
Gyamfi highlighted the government’s consistent stance against misuse of sole sourcing, adding, “The unjustified use and abuse of sole sourcing is what President Mahama and the NDC have condemned.”
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
