Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has come out with a new expose titled “Contracts for Sale”.
Investigations by freelance investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, revealed that Talent Discovery Limited, a company incorporated in June 2017, has won a number of government contracts through restrictive tendering.
Manasseh Azure Awuni has also confirmed that the company was engaged in selling contracts. Undercover encounters with the General Manager of the Company, Thomas Amoah, revealed that the company was selling a ¢22.3 million road contract to K-Drah Enterprise, a fake company Manasseh used for the investigation.
This contract was awarded to B-Molie Limited, a company Mr Amoah said was a sister company of TDL.
In an interview on Peace FM with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Thursday, Manasseh gave further details of the expose and how it all happened.
Listen to the interview below
Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has "suspended from office, with immediate effect, the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr. A.B Adjei", owner of Talent Discovery Limited; the company allegedly caught in the documentary selling the contracts."
A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said "President Akufo-Addo has, subsequently, referred the allegations involving conflict of interest to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), and those relating to potential acts of corruption to the Office of Special Prosecutor, for their prompt action."
"The President has also notified the Chairperson of the Board of the PPA to ensure that Mr AB Adjei hands over his office expeditiously to Mr. Frank Mante, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the PPA," the statement added.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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@ Awudu New York I hope you made sure you woke up from sleep before typing this essay.Otherwise be sure you are not still sleeping and read over what you just posted
As interesting and informative as this story is, anyone who have been studying the Ghanaian society and institutions will tell you that this practice have been going on since the day the white man handed over power to the black man in 1957. From the days of independence civil servants who signed off contracts always took 10% of the contract price therefore the TDL case is just one of many such cases yet to be exposed. White collar crime have been perfected over the years by those entrusted with responsibility over the affairs of the country. The level of fraud, avarice and greed have permeated the entire society to the point that it is almost an impossibility to find more than 5% of Ghanaians who are not corrupt and law abiding no mater their age, gender, religious beliefs, or political affiliation. For example ask yourselves that "Why is it that the roads and bridges constructed by none blacks last longer than those constructed by the blacks?"
Thank you Manasseh! you are such a patriotic citizen!
Nana D B S
There is no government yet to be corrupt like that of former president Mahama. Mahama administration is the worst and most corrupt government ever to have rule Ghana. The reason is that former president Mahama himself was corrupt and incompetent. His corrupt and incompetency took Ghana to the IMF. President Nana Akuffo Addo is the most honest and visionary leader ever to rule Ghana. That is the truth and only NDC will dispute that fact. I pray to Allah to prevent Mahama from coming to rule Ghana because that will be a disaster. We know what former president Mahama can do to turn Ghana up side down. Ghana is moving forward in sha Allah not backwards and we Ghanaians are not ready to give our country to corrupt and incompetent Mahama. The progress this president has made is there for everyone to see and there is no way Ghanaians will place the destiny of Ghana for president Mahama to destroy the gains Ghana has made under visionary president Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo. May Allah increase President Nana Addo's health and that of his hard working vice president Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia. May Allah bless our motherland Ghana. Ameen.
Everyone is grabbing, grabbing grabbing. Kenedy Agyapong said it la. Grabu grabu grabu grabu.
I guess Manasseh would not be accused of entrapment with his fake K-Drah company used in exposing the PPA boss. Ghanaians are just hypocrites. Akufo-Addo is the worst corrupt gov't in Ghana by far. Less than 3 yrs down the lane and they just want to sell of Ghana. Just grabbing ya fu ya fu like that with his family and friends. God save Ghana my Motherland.