Mahama Ayariga petition OSP again over the new BoG Complex

By:Yesmeen Abubakar Tetteh.

The Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, has once again petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) regarding the new Bank of Ghana (BoG) Complex.
Previously, Mr Ayariga had 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.

In his petition issued last October, Ayariga emphasised the OSP’s authority to investigate suspected corruption cases, urging transparency in public funds’ utilization.

In a subsequent letter to the OSP on Monday, March 11, Ayariga requested an update on the matter.

“This is to follow up on your investigation of the complaint of suspected procurement breaches relating ot the new headquarters building of the Bank of Ghana at Ridge, Accra.”

“You will recall that in October 2023, 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.

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),” an excerpt of the statement said.