Amoako-Attah refutes Prof. Adei’s bribery claims, calls EOCO to investigate

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has debunked claims by Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Professor Stephen Adei that bribes are offered in the award of road contracts.

Mr Amoako-Attah described the processes leading to the award of road contracts as open, transparent and competitive which is in accordance with the law.

He further expressed surprise at the bribery allegations levelled against his ministry.

His remarks come as a response to Professor Stephen Adei who alleged in an interview with TV3 that people are made to pay a one million bribe to secure road contracts.

Prof Stephen Adei said that “this road contract would be given to you, provided you put one million upfront, not after you have gotten the money” adding that “now his [President Akufo-Addo] 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.”

But responding to the above allegations the Roads Minister said “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.”

Mr. Amoako-Attah added in a statement that he has referred the matter to the Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate the allegations.

“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.

Find the full statement below: