Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration for its mishandling of state resources.
He claims that the renovation contract for Sunyani Airport was awarded to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s brother without a proper competitive bidding process.
Speaking at a recent Moment of Truth event, Gyamfi highlighted that the cost charged by the Vice President’s brother for the renovation was double the amount needed to build a new airport.
“When one compares the cost of the mundane works that have been carried out at the Sunyani Airport by Bawumia’s brother’s company to the brand new ultra modern airports built by the nation builder John Dramani Mahama … it becomes clear that indeed Ghanaians have been shortchanged by Alhaji Bawumia,” he said on August 7.
Sammy Gyamfi claimed that the contract for Phase 1 of the Sunyani Airport renovation was granted at a staggering GH₵52.25 million, labeling it as excessively priced.
He criticized the awarding of this contract through sole-sourcing, which he finds unacceptable.
Gyamfi highlighted that this practice contradicts Dr. Bawumia’s strong opposition to sole-sourcing during his time in the opposition.