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SUSPENDED! AB Adjei<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has\nsuspended the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority\n(PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei (A.B. Adjei), over alleged procurement mi"},"modified":"2019-08-23T10:28:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T10:28:31","slug":"akufo-addo-drags-fired-ppa-boss-to-amidu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/23\/akufo-addo-drags-fired-ppa-boss-to-amidu\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo Drags Fired PPA Boss-To Amidu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SUSPENDED! AB Adjei<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has
\nsuspended the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority
\n(PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei (A.B. Adjei), over alleged procurement misconduct.<\/p>\n

A letter signed by Eugene Arhin, Director of
\nCommunications at the Presidency on Thursday, said: \u201cThe suspension follows the
\nbroadcast of allegations made against him in an investigative documentary
\nconducted by Manasseh Azuri Awuni titled: \u2018Contracts For Sale\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

It said: \u201cPresident Akufo-Addo has subsequently
\nreferred the allegations involving conflict of interest to the Commission on
\nHuman Rights and Administrative Justice and those relating to potential acts of
\ncorruption to the Office of Special Prosecutor for their prompt action.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President has notified the Chairperson of
\nthe Board of the PPA to ensure that Mr. Adjei hands over his office
\nexpeditiously to Mr. Frank Mante, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the
\nPPA,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Amidu Invitation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Immediately the President\u2019s letter reached the
\nOffice of the Special Prosecutor, the head, Martin Amidu, invited the
\nbeleaguered PPA boss and directors and shareholders of Talent Discovery Limited
\nand B-Molie Enterprise to assist in investigations into the procurement
\nmalpractice.<\/p>\n

In a letter signed personally by the Special
\nProsecutor yesterday and addressed to Mr. Agyenim Adjei with copies to the acting
\nHead of Investigations at the Office of the Special Prosecutor and
\nAuditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, said: \u201cThe Office has been conducting
\npreliminary investigations into suspected commission of corruption and
\ncorruption-related offences by the above-named limited liability companies and
\ntheir directors and shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe matter of preliminary investigations has
\nreached such a stage that instructions for full investigations into possible
\nprocurement malpractices in the nature of corruption and corruption-related
\noffences have been issued.\u201d<\/p>\n

The persons of interest were directed to \u201creport
\nto the acting Head of Investigations at the Office of Special Prosecutor on Thursday,
\nAugust 29, 2019 at 10 am with the relevant information and documents herein pursuant
\nto Sections 29 and 73 of the OFP ACT, 2017 (ACT 959) and Regulation 10 of L.I
\n2,374.\u201d<\/p>\n

Main Investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some investigations by freelance journalist,
\nManasseh Azure Awuni, revealed that Talent Discovery Limited (TDL), a company
\nincorporated in June 2017, won a number of government contracts through
\nrestrictive tendering.<\/p>\n

The journalist also reported that the company
\nwas engaged in selling contracts. Undercover encounters with the General
\nManager of the Company, Thomas Amoah, revealed that the company was selling a
\nGH\u00a222.3 million road contract to K-Drah Enterprise, a fake company Manasseh
\nused for the investigation.<\/p>\n

This contract was awarded to B-Molie Limited, a
\ncompany Mr. Amoah said was a sister company of TDL.<\/p>\n

The company also had for sale a Ministries of
\nWorks and Housing contract to construct a concrete drain at Santa Maria in
\nAccra, as well as a contract to build a one-storey dormitory block in the
\nAsante Akim North District.<\/p>\n

After demanding and taking a registration fee
\nof GH\u00a25000 and a deposit from Manasseh\u2019s undercover agent, the General Manager
\nof the TDL, who is also the one who signs the contracts on behalf of the
\ncompany, handed over three contracts when K-Drah Enterprise promised to come on
\na particular Thursday and pay for one of the projects.<\/p>\n

The ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs),
\naccording to the journalist, confirmed that the contracts
\nbeing sold by TDL are authentic contracts that have been awarded to the
\ncompany. <\/p>\n

The company has had contracts with the Ghana
\nWater Company (GWCL), Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) and Ghana Ports and Harbours
\nAuthority (GPHA), according to him.<\/p>\n

It also has contracts with the Ministry of
\nEducation, Ministry of Works and Housing and four contracts with the Ministry
\nof Special Development Initiatives to construct dams under the government\u2019s \u2018One
\nVillage, One Dam\u2019 project. <\/p>\n

TDL has also been shortlisted for restrictive
\ntendering by the Bank of Ghana for the supply and installation of air
\npurifiers. The company has been shortlisted by the Roads and Highways Ministry
\nfor three road contracts and the evaluation is currently ongoing.<\/p>\n

The PPA board has confirmed that TDL was
\nshortlisted by the Ministry of Inner Cities and Zongo Development for a
\ncontract in 2018. Besides, the board confirmed that TDL was brought to the PPA
\non 14 occasions for restrictive tendering approvals.<\/p>\n

Such contracts are approved by the PPA of which Mr. Adjei is the CEO.<\/p>\n

By Charles Takyi-Boadu & Melvin Tarlue<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SUSPENDED! AB Adjei President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has suspended the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei (A.B. Adjei), over alleged procurement misconduct. 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