[ 2016-11-30 ]

Mahama sole-sourced $15m road contract to Ayariga: APC Gen Sec
The presidency, without recourse to proper
tendering processes, awarded a $15million cocoa
roads contract to the founder of the All People's
Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga, with which he
is funding his party, dismissed General Secretary
of the APC, Mr Razak Opoku, has said.

Countering claims by Mr Ayariga that he (Mr Opoku)
and the vice-presidential candidate of the APC, Mr
Emmanuel Carl Bartels (also dismissed), took a
GHS15,000 bribe from the main opposition New
Patriotic Party's Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko in
exchange for their endorsement of main opposition
flag bearer Nana Akufo-Addo ahead of the 7
December polls, Mr Opoku said it was rather Mr
Ayariga who received monetary benefits from Mr
Mahama and the NDC, for which he has been
compelled to endorse Mr Mahama out of gratitude.

"It is rather Hassan Ayariga – I was listening
to him, he's talking about spending millions of
dollars [on his party]. The question is, where did
he get the millions of dollars? It's from the NDC.
Ask him: Is it not true that the presidency, the
government, gave him a $15million cocoa roads
contract and he sourced [it] out to a Chinese
company and he got 10 per cent out of it? – A
project that he jointly worked on with Joseph
Anago. Call him to deny, he should swear with his
life as to whether what I'm saying is not true,”
Mr Opoku told Regina Borley Bortey on 12Live on
Class91.3FM on Tuesday, 29 November.

"… That contract didn't go through a proper
tendering process. It was just sole sourcing. He
had it and he sold it to a Chinese company and he
got the three per cent out of it and he used it to
finance his company and he's talking about
spending millions of dollars as if it's coming
from his personal pocket. He shouldn't bring
allegations he cannot substantiate. But we can
bring authoritative information with evidence and
facts: the day the cheque was issued to him, the
bank where he transacted that cheque, all are in
our possession…"

On Mr Ayariga's GHS 15000 bribery allegation
against him and Mr Bartels, Mr Opoku said: "It's
not true. Hassan Ayariga is throwing dust into the
eyes of Ghanaians. It's a palpable lie. When Gabby
was giving us $15,000, was he a witness? … As
far as we are concerned, we took a decision to
affirm the rank and file of the party's wishes and
desire to endorse Nana Akufo-Addo with no monetary
gains."

Source - Classfmonline

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