Value-for-Money Audit Report Approves $ 2 Billion Sinohydro Project – Oppong Nkrumah

The Minister of Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had made a false statement by saying that there was no report of the audit. resource optimization for the $ 2 billion infrastructure project for bauxite between Ghana and Sinohydro.

On the contrary, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah stated that the value-for-money audit report allowed the project to proceed smoothly.

Mr. Oppong Nkrumah said in a radio interview in Accra, based in Citi FM Wednesday morning

He claimed that the NDC's falsity was their habitual attitude against any useful government policy and described the NDC as an enemy of progress.

The report states that "The Ministry of Roads and Highways, in a letter of 17 December 2018 (MRH / PD264 / 323/01), requested a value-for-money badysis for the construction / rehabilitation of roads and highways. Selected exchanges in Ghana – Phase 1: Lot 1 (Accra downtown roads). "

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As a result, the HRM submitted to the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (ghis) January 8, 2019, documents relating to a proposed contract between: Ministry of Roads and Highways (HRM, "employer") of Ghana represented by the Urban Roads Department (DUR) and MM Sinohydro Corporation Limited ( SHCL), ("The Contractor") ("the parties") and asked GhIS to undertake a value-for-money badessment.

The report concludes, "In terms of informational content, the employer's requirements and the contractor's proposal largely conform to the GhIS guidelines for international best practices. The documents are unambiguous and detailed and the requirements of the employer have the overall consistency and logical flow ".

This indicates that CND's badertion that there is no value-for-money audit report is false and should be dismissed, Oppong Nkrumah said.