Minority drags deputy Chief of Staff before OSP, CHRAJ, CID

… Wants probe into GHC11.9 million BoG office renovation contract

The Minority in Parliament has formally petitioned the Special Prosecutor, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate a contract awarded for the refurbishment of the old Bank of Ghana office.

The caucus states that the contract awarded by the Ghana Gold Board to the Deputy Chief of Staff is riddled with irregularities and breaches of established procurement procedures.

Addressing journalists yesterday, Tuesday, March 24, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Odotobri, Anthony Mmieh, insisted that the matter must be thoroughly investigated to ensure accountability.

Dogbe recently mocked the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over its defeat in the December 2024 general election, while sidestepping questions about his alleged links to a company that secured a multi-million-cedi government contract.

He declined to directly address concerns surrounding GoldBod’s award of a GH¢11.9 million renovation contract to Correca Ghana Limited, a firm some reports have linked to him. Correca is alleged to be under Woezor Group Limited, which is jointly owned with Dogbe’s brother, Woelinam Dogbe, who is currently a Deputy Director General at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).

The MP for Odotobri stated that “We presented petitions to these three agencies or organisations to conduct an immediate investigation into the contract that has been awarded to Stan Dogbe by the Gold Board. We are of the view that there were several irregularities; the laws governing the awarding of contracts were not followed.

“It is even likely that this contract would cause financial loss to the government. And so our petition simply says that this entire contract should be investigated for us to know what actually went on. And if there were any irregularities, the law should take its course. We expect the law to take its course.

“If the procurement was not properly done, you know what should be done. You cannot permit sole sourcing. If that has been done, then the entire contract would have to be abrogated. So at the end of the day, if it is established that the company that won the contract did not have the required documentation, if due process was not followed, then we expect that the contract would be terminated and the proper thing done,” Anthony Mmieh said.

He noted that all three investigative agencies have acknowledged receipt of the petition and urged them to hit the ground running.

“All three petitions have been accepted. They’ve been received, duly acknowledged, and we have copies of the acknowledgement. So we expect that the three agencies would do their work as required by law and let us know what the outcome of their investigations is.

“This is something that is very, very serious. We expect that they will hit the ground running as early as tomorrow. We expect that investigations will begin, and we also expect that they will come to a close before the end of the 14th day.

“The reason why I’m saying so is that there’s so much information out there in the public already. So it is not going to be difficult investigating this matter,” he stated.

According to procurement records, GoldBod awarded the contract to Correca Ghana Limited in the sum of GH¢11,901,736.13 for renovation works expected to be completed within six weeks of signing.

The deal formed part of three contracts with a combined value of nearly GH¢15 million, awarded through what has been described as a restrictive tender process. The other contracts, involving the supply of laptop computers and office furniture, were awarded to Grace-Filled Venture and Get4Less Ghana Limited under a single-source procurement method.

In a letter dated 7 November 2025, the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) reportedly quoted a price of GH¢3,246,288.88 for the computer and furniture supply contracts.

The awards have triggered public scrutiny, with critics questioning whether the processes afforded undue political advantage to certain firms. Some commentators on social media have also alleged a conflict of interest, citing claims that Woezor TV, a television platform owned by Dogbe, shares the same ownership structure, directorship, address and operational premises as Correca Ghana Limited.

However, the Deputy Chief of Staff has refrained from addressing these allegations directly. Instead, he has attributed the controversy to what he describes as political reprisals from the NPP following its electoral loss.

Writing in two separate posts on Facebook on 14 March 2026, Dogbe praised GoldBod’s leadership, including its Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, for what he described as transparency in publishing procurement information.

“Kudos, Sammy Gyamfi and your team at the Ghana Gold Board, for the transparency. That’s what President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have always preached,” he wrote.

In another post, Dogbe defended Woezor TV’s operations and highlighted the station’s role in broadcasting provisional results from the 2024 elections, which he said showed the NPP securing just over 38 per cent of the vote “in record time”.

He also dismissed claims about the station’s location, stating that it does not operate from Dzorwulu and expressing pride in its growth and contribution to political coverage over the past four years.

Despite his public comments, Dogbe has not responded to questions about whether he has any ownership interest in Correca Ghana Limited or whether he played any role in the awarding of the renovation contract, which saw some signatures allegedly scanned on some signatures on documents ahead of the procurement.

The controversy continues to generate debate over procurement transparency and potential conflicts of interest in the management of public contracts.

A statement issued by Prince Kwame Minka, the Media Relations Officer of GoldBod, had stated that GoldBod did not award the two contracts through sole sourcing but rather through restricted tender processes supported by the PPA.

The three procurement contracts have sparked controversy at GoldBod, with the institution denying claims that the contracts were inflated. The deals involved office renovation work, the supply of office furniture, and the purchase of 15 laptop computers, all of which were purported to have been sole-sourced, but GoldBod maintains this is false.

Whilst the renovation work is said to have gone to Correca Ghana Limited, linked to Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, Stan Dogbe, the contract for the purchase of the laptop computers and the furniture went to Get4Less Ghana Limited and Grace-Filled Venture, respectively.

It produced documents showing that the office renovation contract had three companies bidding, namely M/S Correca Ghana Limited, M/S Project Direct Limited, and M/S Building Construction Limited, while the computer supply contract and the furniture contract went to Messrs Grace-Filled Venture and Get4Less Ghana Limited.

Three million, two hundred and forty-six thousand, two hundred and eighty-eight Ghanaian cedis and eighty-eight pesewas (GH¢3,246,288.88) have been quoted in a letter dated 7th November 2025, by the PPA as the price for the computer supply as well as furniture contracts awarded to Messrs Grace-Filled Venture and Get4Less Ghana Limited by the GOLDBOD through a Single Source procurement method.

The board’s statement said it has taken notice of certain false allegations being peddled by some individuals on various social media platforms and wishes to set the record straight.

It said one falsehood was: “The GoldBod has awarded GHS11 million office renovation contract to a company owned by Stan Dogbe through SOLE sourcing.”

Parts of the contract document on Correca Ghana Limited transaction sighted by The Herald read “The GoldBod invited quotations for Renovation of Old Bank of Ghana Head office, for the use of the GoldBod as specified in the invitation letter attached”.

“Following the completion of the tender process, the GoldBod has accepted the quotation by the Contractor for the execution of those works and services in the sum of Eleven Million, Nine Hundred and One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty-Six Ghana Cedis and Thirteen Pesewas (GH¢11,901,736.13) (Hereinafter Called “The Contract Price”‘) for completion in six weeks (6) weeks after signing of the contract”.

The document was released by GOLDBOD.

The Correca Ghana Limited, the Messrs Grace-Filled Venture, and Get4Less Ghana Limited, by the GOLDBOD contracts, were signed by GOLDBOD’s Deputy CEO, Richard Nunekpeku.

Minka explained that after the Ghana Gold Board was established in April 2025, the organisation carried out a comprehensive recruitment drive to increase staffing at the former Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC). He noted that during this process, more than 300 new employees were recruited.

It stated that a new structural organogram was introduced to incorporate new directorates, departments, and units.

“It therefore became an urgent imperative for the newly established GoldBod to relocate from the dilapidated office of the then PMMC, whose premises was formerly situated at the Diamond House, in order to cater for the spatial and functional necessities of the new organisation,” the statement said.

Minka said that, secondly, to address this issue, the old Bank of Ghana (BoG) Head Office, located at No. 1 Thorpe Road, Accra, was rented by the GoldBod to serve as office accommodation for its operations.

“It must be noted that this building had been described by the BoG in the past as structurally defective and not fit for purpose,” it stated. “However, in the spirit of modesty, the GoldBod decided to undertake renovation and refurbishment works on the said structurally defective building to improve its structural integrity and suitability for use.”

The statement said thirdly, thus, on 26th May, 2025, the GoldBod sought approval from the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), and the same was granted by the PPA on 24th June, 2025, for the Ghana Gold Board to use the Restricted Tendering process to select a contractor to undertake the renovation works.

Attached to the statement from the GoldBod were copies of its request and the PPA approval to use the Restricted Tendering method to procure renovation and refurbishment works on the said BoG building.

The statement said fourthly: three entities were shortlisted and participated in the tendering process for the said contract, with Correca Ghana Limited winning the bid for the said contract. The statement described as “mischievous” and “completely false” the claim that the contract was awarded through sole sourcing.

The statement said that Correca Ghana Limited was qualified to undertake the works and had undertaken and completed them in a timely and professional manner, in accordance with its contractual obligations. It is not clear if that was its first job.

The Herald sighted two documents in the name of Joshua Nicco-Annan, who is the General Manager of Correca Ghana Limited: one dated July 1, 2025, expressing interest in the renovation contract, and the other dated 18th July 2025, acknowledging the award of the contract after the tender.

It read, “On behalf of Correca Ghana Limited, I am writing to express our heartfelt gratitude for the notification of the contract award (GOLDBOD/AN/WKS/2025/001) for the renovation of allocated floors in the Old Bank of Ghana Head Office for use by your esteemed agency. We truly appreciate the trust you have placed in us”.

“Correca Ghana Limited is fully prepared and dedicated to meeting the expectations of this project. We value the opportunity to work with you and look forward to a successful collaboration”, adding, “Thank you for trusting us. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or require additional information”.