Mr. Kofi Asare, the Executive Director of Africa Educational Watch (EduWatch) has alleged that some NPP people are after the Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum because of his refusal to pay remaining GHC 4.7 million to a called TANIT.
In a post shared on his official Facebook page on Friday, 26th August 2022, Kofi Asare wrote;
“In 2021, the MoE picked an unknown in the IT industry, TANIT LTD through single source procurement on a GHC 5.7 M contract to develop a training platform and to train teachers.”
He revealed that TANIT failed to deliver within the 5 month schedule, after being paid a first tranche of about GH 850,000, according to Ministry of Education.
The MoE is now at war with TANIT over a refund of the cash, while TANIT is adamant, making wild corruption allegations against the Minister and rather demanding the remaining GHC 4.7 million. He added.
“It is obvious the refusal of the Minister to pay TANIT the remaining amount is one reason why his party people are after him, assassinating his character. The Minister himself said at a press conference a week ago that his party people were indeed the ones after him. “Kofi Asare alleged
He argued that this is the outcome of making single-source procurement a norm-no value for money. A competitive procurement, a restricted tender, would have availed very competent IT firms instead of this unknown one suspected to have been selected on the basis of political patronage and eventually failing to deliver per contract.Â
He advised that the Minister of Education to depart from the culture of single-source procurement, whether the advice falls on deaf ears or not. Regrettably, TANIT has taught the MoE a lesson no advice couldn’t.Â
Action To Be Taken By EDUWATCH
Eduwatch has promised to make a formal complaint to OSP if TANIT fails to refund the cash within 30 days and the MoE refuses to sue .Â
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