The Minister for Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako-Attah has requested the Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to fully investigate the cash for road contracts allegations.

He made the request on Monday, October 23, 2023.

This follows claims by the former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei that he has information to the effect that persons seeking road contracts are told: “Road contracts will be given to you, provided you pay 1 million upfront….”

“One of the greatest disappointments of Nana Akufo-Addo’s regime is that honestly, he raised the hope of Ghanaians. Ghanaians expected they have gotten a leader with a vision, with the charisma, with the determination and it seems if he doesn’t redeem himself in the next 14 months, he would go down in history as one of the most disappointing leaders,” he said.

“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 told TV3 in an interview.

However, the Minister for Roads and Highways described the allegations as surprising.

According to the Ministry, the processes leading to the award of road contracts are open, transparent, competitive, and in accordance with the law.

The Ministry promised to fully cooperate and support EOCO in the conduct of its investigation.