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$147M e-gate system an example of ‘create, loot, and share’ – Agbodza

 


The Minority in Parliament has voiced concerns over alleged corruption surrounding the government’s decision to engage a private entity for the activation of the newly commissioned E-gate system at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).

The $147 million project aims to streamline passenger arrivals and reduce turnaround times, but the Minority claims the agreement lacks transparency and is fraught with irregularities.

Addressing journalists in Accra on Wednesday, Minority Chief Whip Governs Agbodza criticized the arrangement, describing it as a blatant case of “create, loot, and share.”

He questioned the rationale behind committing $147 million for the E-gate system when the entire airport cost $250 million to construct.

Why on earth would the whole airport, which cost $250 million to build? And you will be trying to get into an agreement with an entity to run an e-gate service for almost $147 million. This can be at the peak of create, loot and share…people are at the Bank of Ghana trying to open an account for GIS and others to start collecting this money. The VFM is not even out. The Immigration Service and Ministry of Finance are trying to sign an agreement. The warning is this, this is an illegality.”

“Do not proceed and every civil servant who is involved in a hasty decision to sign an agreement with this entity. I’ve decided not to mention the entity. But this entity specialises in getting soft money from DVLA, the passport office, the National Identification Authority, and other things.

This time around, it’s not going to happen. So, Bank of Ghana, Ministry of Finance, Ghana Immigration Service, by the laws that we pass in this house, that activity was not supposed to be, I mean, an operation by the Ghana Immigration Service. It’s an integrated service that is supposed to be provided at the airport.”

Agbodza emphasized that the E-gate system is an integrated service meant to enhance operations at the airport and should not incur such exorbitant costs.

The e-gate cannot be $147 million just for the provision of service when the entire airport costs $250 million,” Agbodza stated.

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