President John Dramani Mahama has directed his office to obtain the full report by the Fourth Estate on the Big Push road projects.
This follows a report by The Fourth Estate, which raised concerns over procurement practices under the programme, including the extensive use of sole sourcing and possible cost inflation.
The report alleged that the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, oversaw the award of 81 sole-sourced contracts valued at more than GH¢73 billion within seven months.
The President, while delivering his speech during an engagement with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) also directed the Ministry of Roads and Highways to present a detailed response on the matter to inform his action.
“While sole sourcing is legal in certain circumstances under our current procurement law, we all agree that open, transparent tenders are always preferable for achieving competitive pricing and value for money.
“Although we have received snippets of the investigation on the media, I have instructed my office to obtain the full detailed report from the Fourth Estate and to conduct the study of the various allegations presented in the report.
“We are also requesting the Minister for Roads and Highways to present a detailed response to those allegations made there in, in order to inform government’s action,” he said.
