Ablakwa denies $5.2m Benin embassy contract allegations

Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has dismissed allegations that he awarded a $5.2 million contract for the renovation of Ghana's embassy in Benin. "Treat with utter contempt the false claims that I have awarded a renovation contract for our embassy in Benin at a cost of US $5.2million," Ablakwa said in a Facebook post on Monday.

He clarified that since assuming office, he has not sanctioned any embassy renovation or construction project. "For the record, I have not awarded any embassy renovation contract anywhere in the world. "Let me be clear - not a single embassy renovation or construction contract has been awarded by me since I became Foreign Minister," he stressed.

According to him, rather than spending recklessly, he has acted to safeguard public funds. "On the contrary, I have rather protected taxpayers by canceling a US$3.5million single source midnight contract to renovate our embassy in Abidjan which was awarded on 7th November, 2024," Ablakwa revealed.

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