The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, of being one of the key players in what has been described as the state capture by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government.

Speaking at a press conference dubbed the ‘Moment of Truth’ in Accra on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Sammy Gyamfi asserted that if Ghanaians think President Akufo-Addo is corrupt, his vice president is even worse.

The NDC communicator, who made these remarks while listing supposed unmerited single-source contracts offered to Resource Access Limited, a company owned by a brother of Vice President Bawumia, Abraham Bawumia, accused the vice president of being highly involved in the pervasive corruption being witnessed under this government.

“It is clear from the foregoing facts that Bawumia is one of the key architects of the ongoing state capture and corruption that is destroying our nation. He is neck-deep in the rampant corruption and nepotism that has engulfed this nation-wrecking NPP government. He cannot therefore be trusted to fight the canker of corruption, as he himself is an integral part of the free-for-all grabbing of state resources and the unprecedented state capture we are currently witnessing.

“The total contract value of just the five (5) sole-sourced contracts awarded to Bawumia's brother's company alone amounts to a colossal GH¢218 million (equivalent to 2.1 trillion old Ghana Cedis). Can you imagine the huge savings the State would have made if these projects had at least been awarded through a competitive process?

“The above-enumerated facts badly expose the dishonesty of Alhaji Bawumia on the subject of corruption. Who would have thought that the man who preached vociferously against sole sourcing in opposition would today be the biggest enabler and promoter of stinky sole-sourced and overpriced contracts to his own family relatives and cronies?

“It is clear from the foregoing facts that Bawumia is one of the key architects of the ongoing state capture and corruption that is destroying our nation. He is neck-deep in the rampant corruption and nepotism that has engulfed this nation-wrecking NPP government. He cannot therefore be trusted to fight the canker of corruption, as he himself is an integral part of the free-for-all grabbing of state resources and the unprecedented state capture we are currently witnessing,” he said.

He added, “It therefore goes without saying that a vote for Alhaji Bawumia is a vote to cover up the corrupt deeds of this nation-wrecking NPP government and shield wrongdoers, including Bawumia and his corrupt mentor, Akufo-Addo, from accountability. Bawumia cannot simply fight corruption.”

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