Ghana: Government to be strict on enforcing procurement law in 2019

18 Nov 2018: The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that government will ensure efficient public spending in 2019 by enforcing the Public Procurement Act (PPA). Mr. Ofori-Atta explained that the PPA has the capacity and legal backing to assess all sole-sourced projects in the country. Sole sourcing of projects have over the years become a heated political issues due to suspected over bloating of projects to benefit some contractors.