Programme Manager for the Independent Journalism Project at the Media Foundation for West Africa, Kwaku Krobea Asante, has accused Kwame Governs Agbodza, the Minister for Roads and Highways of making false statements on the floor of Parliament regarding the “Big Push” road contracts.
The Fourth Estate programme manager noted that the Minister claimed only 44% of the projects were sole-sourced, a figure Krobea Asante described as a fabrication.
Speaking on The Forum on Saturday (28 March) pointed out that the Minister had rushed to publish 54 contracts on the ministry’s website to counter their report but conveniently omitted the procurement type for each.
Krobea Asante’s analysis of the minister’s own list revealed that 47 out of those 54 contracts (78%) were awarded on a single-source basis.
“It has become extremely dangerous that a minister of state can stand in front of parliament and tell these type of lies,” Krobea Asante said, adding that his organisation will continue to release data as part of its ongoing investigation.
Source: asaaseradio.com
