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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament(MP) for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has petitioned the World Bank over a project being rolled out by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization(MoCD) headed by Ursula Owusu-Ekuful.
According to him, the contract for the project did not go through the Public Procurement Authority (PPA).
“The Ministry of Communications and Digitalization (MoCD) in December 2022 awarded the World Bank-funded project worth USS49.5 million to Messrs. Airtel Ghana Limited and Ascend Digital Solutions Limited (ADSL). In the conduct of my constitutional parliamentary oversight duties, I have become aware of a litany of major irregularities, illegal conduct and fundamental breaches of the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines in the award and execution of the Contract for the Procurement of Connectivity Needs to Increase High-Speed Government Connectivity to District Centres, Hospitals, Police Stations and Post Offices in Five Lots under the eTransform Project.
“This petition is anchored on unimpeachable documents and the patriotic and credible accounts of whistleblowers who courageously stand ready to assist the Bank in its much-needed investigations. The documents in my possession which bring me to an irresistible conclusion of collusion, misrepresentation and other multiple legal violations include tender submission documents from AirtelTigo/Ascend Digital Solutions Limited.
Read details of his petition below:
