NOMINEE Minister of State for Procurement, Adwoa Safo, has said her ministry will cooperate with the office of the Attorney General to sanction any entity found culpable of resorting to sole-sourcing in the award of government contracts. Sole-sourcing has been criticised as a vehicle used by politicians to steal money from the public through the award … Read more
Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has revealed that she drives cars produced by her father’s Kantanka Automobile Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Kantanka Group of Companies. Speaking during her vetting by the Appointments Committee of parliament as Minister-designate of Public Procurement on Monday, 27 March, the Deputy Majority Leader said: “I am driving daddy’s … Read more
The nominee Minister of State of Procurement, Adwoa Safo, has said her ministry will cooperate with the office of the Attorney General to sanction any entity found culpable of resorting to sole-sourcing in the award of government contracts. Sole-sourcing has been criticised as a vehicle used by politicians to steal money from the public through … Read more
The Procurement Minister nominee, Sara Adwoa Safo, has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will resort to sole sourcing once the conditions are met. She said the method is permitted in law but “it is an exception to the rule”, rather than being the rule. The deputy Minority leader, James Kludze Avedzi has warned … Read more
The government of Nana Addo Dakwa Akufo-Addo will engage in sole-sourcing in the award of contracts but will only do so under strict conditions if the conditions spelt out under the Act are strictly met, Adowa Safo, Minister-Designate of Public Procurement, has said. According to her, this government will ensure absolute transparency, fairness and value … Read more
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) says it will begin the implementation of an electronic monitoring process in the award of contracts and tenders in June 2017. The Authority has also set up a value for money audit team to undertake due diligence and value for money audit on all procurement processes before final approval is … Read more
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) is expected to begin the implementation of an electronic monitoring process in the award of contracts and tenders by June 2017. The authority has also set up a value for money audit team to undertake due diligence and value for money audit on all procurement processes before final approval is … Read more
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says government will start an E-procurement process in public procurement by June this year. According to him, this will ensure transparency in the processes and remove the delays caused by the hierarchical structures of the procurement system, as well as improve public procurement efficiency. He bemoaned the wanton cases … Read more
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamadu Bawumia paid a surprise visit to the Public Procurement Authority on Thursday to familiarise himself with the Authority’s operations. Dr. Bawumia explained that, the visit was borne out of government’s desire to chart a new course and tackle challenges facing the Authority. “If you look at corruption in the … Read more
Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, and Deputy Majority Leader, Adwoa Sarfo, has been appointed a Minister of State at the presidency in charge of Public Procurement. Her name was among a list of four new ministers of state at the presidency/ministry that was presented to Parliament for vetting and approval. The other three ministers … Read more
The Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Akoto Osei, has downplayed suggestions for government to consider sole sourcing its contracts. The Deputy Minority Leader, James Kludze Avedzi, had argued that government’s decision to totally forgo sole-sourcing in awarding government contracts might delay critical projects since sole-sourcing has its own benefits. Mr. Avedzi revealed that going … Read more
The Deputy Minority Leader, James Kludze Avedzi has urged caution on government’s decision to totally forgo the use of sole-sourcing in the award of government contracts. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration accused the Mahama administration of having a voracious appetite for sole sourcing of contracts which were inflated at times. The NPP argued that, … Read more
The Deputy Minority Leader, James Kludze Avedzi has urged caution on government’s decision to totally forgo the use of sole-sourcing in the award of government contracts. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration accused the Mahama administration of having a voracious appetite for sole sourcing of contracts which were inflated at times. The NPP argued that, … Read more
Eight top officers of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have been cited by a Criminal Investigations Department (CID) report of the Ghana Police Service for breaching the Procurement Act in the awards of contracts. The officials named in the procurement fraud are Mr. William Brown Acquaye, a former Chief Fire Officer, a Deputy Fire … Read more
The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has called for the amendment of the current procurement law to empower the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to conduct value for money audit. “I think that the law, as it currently is, should be amended to give authority to the PPA to go into contracts and … Read more
The Deputy Majority Leader of Parliament, Adwoa Safo, is pushing for the amendment of the public procurement act to give the Procurement Authority, the powers to conduct value for money auditing on sole-sourced projects. She described as sad, revelations by the Auditor General’s annual reports that 80 percent of the procurement malpractices are centered on … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Smartbid Ghana Company Limited says government spends about twenty million Cedis annually on publication and advertisement for procurement. According to the Co-founder of Smartbid Company Limited, the government can easily save about thirty percent (30%) of the money spent on publications if only the state can rely on online bidding … Read more
Every contract awarded in the power sector in Ghana followed due process, hence assertions by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that deals in the power sector had no value for money are untenable, John Jinapor, former Deputy Minister of Power, has said. His comment follows claims by Mr Akufo-Addo in his maiden State of the … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Smartbid Ghana Company Limited says government spends about twenty Billion Cedis annually on publication and advertisement for procurement. According to the Co-founder of Smartbid Company Limited, the government can easily save about thirty percent (30%) of the money spent on publications if only the state can rely on online bidding … Read more
Auditor General (A-G) Daniel Yaw Domelevo has identified procurement as one of the major means through which public servants siphon state funds. According to him, during auditing, the Auditor-General’s Service often identifies a lot of leakages in the public sector through the procurement process. Mr Domelevo disclosed this on the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants’ … Read more