Eleven contracts awarded to the sister-in-law of the Chief Executive of the National Lotteries Authority, Kofi Osei Ameyaw, has raised questions of conflict of interest.
The CEO approved the contracts worth more than half a million cedis to Rama Hassan to supply end-of-year packages.
All the contracts were dated November 29, 2017, and awarded to Rama Hassan who is the sole proprietor of Ram’s Kitchen to buy more than a 1,000 bags of rice, canned drinks, corned beef and tinned tomatoes.
The NLA boss is not allowed by the Procurement Act to approve contracts more than 100,000 cedis. The highest of the 11 contracts is 99,470 cedis.
Speaking to Corruption Watch in an interview, Rama Hassan insists she won the contracts on merit and not based on her family ties to Kofi Osei Ameyaw.
“I heard about the bid process. I applied for it…I went through the process…I got the contract, free and fair”, she maintained.
Her company is no longer operating three months after executing the NLA contracts, Corruption Watch has found.
In a reaction on Citi FM, the NLA Chief Executive defended the award of the contracts to his sister-in-law and suggested the law does not forbid a relative of a public office holder from doing business.
“I don’t preside over the process of procurement. People just go around and make preposterous allegations.
“It is about time Ghanaians stop all this hullabaloo about who is a relative and who is not a relative.
“If a company …bids for a project competitively….and somebody wins, I don’t think it is conflict of interest. People don’t even understand what conflict of interest means,” he stressed.
A procurement expert, Godfrey Ewool has raised concerns that separate purchasing orders were made for food items from a single supplier.
He believes it would have been reasonable if multiple suppliers were involved.
The procurement expert said to establish an actual conflict of interest it must be determined that an evaluation of the various bids was done.
The report of the officer who carried out the evaluation ought to be examined to understand the basis for which Ram’s Kitchen was selected.
“If it is established that there was no proper evaluation…then we have a case of conflict of interest,” he said.
He said the Chief Executive should have recused himself from the processes leading to the award.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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In line with president 's vision of "Ghana Beyond ***barred word*** " achievable . The simple basic question is which African country can even exist without Aid..Funny blacks always wanting to be whites . 4
I over heard this man saying on citi fm asking what is wrong giving contracts to my sister-in law. What was wrong when Mahama was giving contracts to Ibrahim Mahama When NPP was shouting Corruption? I need persons like Prof. Stephen Addae, Rev. Mantey, Emil Short, Catholic Bishop. Long time I heard you guys talking to speak on these? The hypocrisy of these Men is our bane
grabbing, grabbing!!!Pls Nana ungag Obiri Boahen to tell us more stuff!!he is the crocodile from under the water.
Asem ooo, all these for just sister in-law? By the time Wifey,Father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law comes in, hmmmm. NPP ***barred word*** calling others ***barred word***. They are the proper ***barred word*** ... just that they have the expertise of covering up their ***barred word*** so well that when they are out of power it gets a bit difficult to bring them to book as they are doing to the NDC. But we want to assure them that Ghanaians now are watching them with eagle eyes and they'll not go scot-free. God, please free Ghana from NDC and NPP GANGANTUAN ***barred word*** and give us a better party to rule us cos they are all the same.
IF THE NDC THINK THEY HAVE A CASE OF CORRUPTION IN THE DEAL, THEN THEY SHOULD TAKE THIS CASE TO THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AND HE WILL DEAL WITH IT.
WHERE IS THE 11 CONTRACTS WHICH WAS GIVEN IN ONE DAY. ABAA NDC PAID MEDIA HOUSES TRYING TO HARD TO LOOK FOR CORRUPTION WHERE THE IS NON.
there is no difference between NDC and NPP ooo, Ghana fuo, let's put politics aside and try another party la. It will help we the masses oooo
Special Kwesi peter on my mind
HOW COME ONLY SISTER IN LAW WON THE CONTRACT? IAM SURE THE CEO INFLUENCE HER ON WHERE TO PASS AND ALSO THE BIDING.THE CEO SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER THAT HER SISTER IN LAW CAN QUALIFY BUT NOT ON HIS TURNER AS CEO.IN FACT BLAME THE PRESIDENT AND THE CEO THEY ARE ALL RAT.
if the Citizens will change government frequently the politicans will see their smoothness level. You see how Opuni is hot, the same way if we change NPP people will be hot. imagine JDM still in power like he would have covered for Opuni. Please Ghanaians shine your eyes and let us Change government in every eight years even if you promised heaven. other than that ....