KIA E-Gate Project was Implemented Without Formal Contract - Kwame Agbodza

Accra, Ghana - 20 Jan, 2025 - A startling revelation has emerged about the contentious E-Gate system at Kotoka International Airport (KIA), with Governs Kwame Agbodza, Minister-Designate for Roads and Highways, disclosing that the project lacks a formal contract.

Speaking during his parliamentary vetting, Agbodza explained that the E-Gate system was initially intended to be implemented at no additional cost to the government, as part of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority's (GCAA) modernization efforts.

“If the government had listened to what I was saying, it wouldn’t have resulted in some of the embarrassment we saw at the airport when the former Vice President was trying to commission it. There is not even any contract for the E-Gate. There is no contract for the $1.7 million they were talking about,'' he stated.

“When I started talking, this project was already being implemented by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the E-Gate was supposed to be done for free so when I started talking, they went and prepared a memo for it,'' he added.

The Minister-Designate's admission has sparked concerns about the transparency and accountability of the project's procurement process. The absence of a formal contract has also raised questions about the legitimacy of the project's financial claims.

Source: Lead News Online