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Former Board Chairman of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Prof Joshua Alabi says the Operational Business Suite contract awarded by the Trust had a purpose to serve and as such he sees nothing wrong with it.

“I see nothing wrong with that particular contract… it was meant for something so nobody has said it was wrong”, he told GhanaWeb editor, Kwabena Kyenkyenhene Boateng.

Taking his turn on ’21 minutes with KKB’, Prof Alabi noted that the board only approved the budget for the contract which management had already submitted to the right place (Procurement Authority) for approval. 

“…so what they repackaged and what was approved by the Procurement Authority, they brought the figure, they kept it in their budget and the board as usual we approve budgets. We’re not technically good enough to argue over what the procurement authority did”.

According to Prof Alabi, the board queried management of the Trust when they found out there was overspending in the acquisition of the infamous software.

“They overspent, and we queried them, and we told them that next time before you go beyond the budget make sure you seek the board’s approval”.