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Nana Akomea has backed the Ministry of Roads and Highways for handing over the bribery allegation leveled against them by Prof Stephen Adei to the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO).

Prof Stephen Adei, a former Director-General and Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, in a recent interview with TV3, accused government officials of demanding payment of 1 million before awarding road contracts.

“This road contract would be given to you, provided you put one million upfront, not after you have gotten the money. This is what Akufo-Addo must be thinking about and if he knows about it, he must be ashamed.

“That now his people demand from you a certain amount before you would be considered for a job. Why? Because when they get it, whether the government pays you or not they have gotten their money. It is as if people are in a hurry to loot the country before the end of Akufo-Addo’s term”, he alleged.

But the Roads Ministry, in a statement, says “these allegations are surprising at the least because the processes leading to the award of road contracts are open, transparent, competitive and in accordance with the law”.

“Given that the alleged conduct borders on the commission of crime against the Republic, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Hon. Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has today, 23rd October 2023, requested the Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to fully investigate the allegations,” it added.

Reacting to the allegations, Nana Akomea told Peace FM's morning show host Kwami Sefa Kayi that he is "happy that the Ministry has transferred the issue to EOCO".

He asked the EOCO to take the matter seriously stressing, "if it's true that some people at the Ministry are collecting 1 million cedis, it is a serious issue".