The Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) again over the new Bank of Ghana (BoG) head office.
Mr Ayariga in his first petition issued October 2023 alleged corruption involving the Bank’s Governor, Deputy Governors, the Board of Directors, and the project contractor, Goldkey Properties Ltd.
He also raised concerns about the significant increase in the project cost from $121,807,517.94 to $222,799,760.55, despite a relatively small increase in the scope of work.
He emphasized the OSP’s authority to investigate suspected corruption cases, urging transparency in public funds’ utilization.
Meanwhile, in his current letter to the OSP on Monday, March 11, 2024, Mr. Ayariga requested an update on the matter.
“This is to follow up on your investigation of the complaint of suspected procurement breaches relating to the new headquarters building of the Bank of Ghana at Ridge, Accra.”
“You will recall that in October 2023, I made a formal complaint to your office and requested you to investigate what I believed to be a case of corruption in the procurement of the new headquarters building of the Bank of Ghana at Ridge in Accra.
It added, “The suspects, in this case, included the governor and the deputy governors of the Bank of Ghana, namely; (1) Dr Ernest Kwamina Addison (Governor), (2) Maxwell Opoku-Afari (First Deputy Governor), and (3) Elsie Ado Awadzi (Second Deputy Governor)”.