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Bawumia's brother linked to sole-sourced road contracts worth over GH¢83m - Ablakwa blows alarm

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  • Uncle Pee 2 years ago

    If he is a Ghanaian and a contractor, he can win a contract like anyone else. It's better than Mahama awarding a whole bauxite

  • Uncle Pee 2 years ago

    to his brother.

  • Prophet mohammed is a dog 2 years ago

    Boycott evil islam

  • NPP is SCAM 2 years ago

    Ablakwa was on Metro TV this morning with Nana Akomea and he couldnt contest Ablakwa on the matter but people are here fooling when It's the tax payers money beign dissipated.

  • Turning the Corner 2 years ago

    Alhaji Timothy Bawumia really learnt from the mother serpent of corruption Nana Addo. Achimp mafias and Walewale mafias.

  • M.T 2 years ago

    Is sole-sourcing illegal? Granted that what Ablakwa says is true, are they qualified to take the contract or not? Can Ablakwa count the projects Ibrahim Mahama got under their government? Does Ablakwa have impirical evidence ...
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  • FRANKIE 2 years ago

    Do the idiots worshipping, defending and clapping for these thieves and hyenas understand what "conflict of interest" and "nepotism" means?
    Just how further low can we sink!

  • Kwasi 2 years ago

    where were you idiot when Ibrahim Mahama was being given all road contracts and the draining of the Odo river in Accra at incredible sums of monies. Ablakwa and his likes were all was benefiting from such contracts. Ablakwa w ...
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  • FISHERMAN Kolonkala 2 years ago

    Provide evidence to support this your crap.

  • NNN 2 years ago

    Ibrahim was not awarded Odo River contract,he offered to do it for the country for free,Forget politics Ibrahims Engineers and planners are very competent, but Former President Mahama is incompetent still tho

  • Social Moral 2 years ago

    He got paid for the job and he was paid $200 million dollars.parliament did approve $200 million for the work Ibrahim Mahama did and also stole machines and equipment given to him by AMA to us.

  • Obrefo 2 years ago

    So you believe Ibrahim offered to do it for free?

  • NNN 2 years ago

    Don't compare Inrahims Engineers and planners to Bawumias brother's company korma,Ibrahim's Engineers and planners have a proven track record in the industry same cannot be said about Bawumias Bro's own,but u can compare Bawu ...
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  • Chris Stephano 2 years ago

    You are a son of a whore. He used his equipment to dredge the Odor river free for Ghana. Your thieves led by Cecilia Daapah dredged it $43million. A senseless rat!

  • Kwaku Manu 2 years ago

    Shame unto you Ibrahim Mahama de-silted the Odaw river for free.

  • Ex-Pope 2 years ago

    Akufo-Addo, Aplanke Bawumia and Gabby de-silted the Odaw River for free while Hawa Koomson on horseback with a gun strapped to her waist provided security during the de-silting process. Half of the IMF check should be given t ...
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  • Mahama is coming like cakia 2 years ago

    So what happened when the general secretary of the NDC got the contract for bue dam,the most expensive blocks in Ghana stupid monkey like you ,did you not think of that , kwasiakwa

  • FISHERMAN Kolonkala 2 years ago

    How much was the General Secretary's block?

  • Koliko 2 years ago

    According to testimony by Martin Amidu, Ablakwa made incessant calls to Betty Mould Iddrisu to pay the money to Woyome.

  • the Villager 2 years ago

    Was Mahama's brother from Kosovo?

  • You cant gaslight anybody 2 years ago

    @Uncle Pee, try to reason using ur brains but not ur stomach. Ablakwa is raising procurement breaches sourced from the auditor general. The crux of the matter is, the price' of the contract according to the audit report is th ...
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  • Anuwarideen 2 years ago

    Ablakwa is just a hypocrite. Do you know how contracts are priced? Today a bag of cement is 80 cedis, in 4 years time the price is likely to be doubled, the cedi might have depreciated, interest and exchange rate will continu ...
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  • Go back and learn 2 years ago

    @Anuwarideen, clearly you lack comprehensive ability to understand what is going on here. Perhaps you are part of the thieves.

  • Kom 2 years ago

    Tell us what is going on

  • Anuwarideen 2 years ago

    Ablakwa is just a hypocrite. Do you know how contracts are priced? Today a bag of cement is 80 cedis, in 4 years time the price is likely to be doubled, the cedi might have depreciated, interest and exchange rate will continu ...
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  • Bob 2 years ago

    Ablakwa’s argument is that prior to the 2016
    elections, Akuffo Addo’ and Bawumia promised to
    take all contracts for competitive tending and not
    sole sourcing. Bawumia’s brother was given the contract on sole sourci ...
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  • NANA OSEI@KUMASI 2 years ago

    WHICH SCHOOL DID YOU ATTEND? WHO IS YOUR ECONOMIC TUTOR?
    PLEASE DO NOT WRITE THIS AGAIN.ITS A DISGRACE TO YOUR FAMILY OKAY.WHAT KIND OF JUSTIFICATION IS THAT??????????????? THINK TWICE.

  • Vinnie 2 years ago

    I read the attached document and there's no name of buwumia or Abraham in there... So how is that connecting? Ablakwa should stop this lies for he will be in trouble soon

  • Wisefolk 2 years ago

    @Vinnie, because you are daft. Did you read the post? These fools will always say people don't read.

  • Koolie 2 years ago

    Why are fools like you still allowed to comment on social media, why, UNCLE PEEto brain ofui?

  • FISHERMAN Kolonkala 2 years ago

    Uncle Pee, Mahama's brother is not a Ghanaian you mean. Even foolish people apply little intelligence when fooling. Nantwi.

  • Don 2 years ago

    Did you read the flipping thing right? Was the contract awarded the right way and was it legal?

  • Amofah Kwadwo 2 years ago

    You are sick. You are trying to equalize the situation. It's sad people cannot think through because of party colours. Wrong is wrong, whether it's Mahama or Bawumiah.

  • Mary 2 years ago

    But you idiot uncle pees insinuations that mahama gave all buaxide contracts to his brother? Now it's nothing. You deserve death, stupid man!

  • Francis-USA 2 years ago

    We all know Bawumia and his government are more corrupt than even Mahama.

  • Chris Stephano 2 years ago

    You can’t even read? No one is against Bawumia’s brother and sister securing contracts but securing the contracts on the basis of sole-sourcing is the issue.

  • Kojo 2 years ago

    You are the most useless Ghanaian of the day. Stupid people.

  • Wisefolk 2 years ago

    Wo y3 aboa pii. As for Mahama, his brother is not Ghanaian right?

  • scorpion 2 years ago

    This dracula teeth guy needs brain scan, we all know he doing the bidding of his pay masters.
    foolish boy with distorted bucal cavity

  • Mensah 2 years ago

    He has done more work in the public interest than you will ever do your entire keyboard ninja life.

  • SHINDDY 2 years ago

    @scopion, you are an idiotic fool to have said that. monkey in disguise.

  • scorpion 2 years ago

    Bitter evil cohort of air head family of criminals.
    Keep your stinking mouth shut and continue licking the boot of your shortsighted pay masters. samiaaaaaaa Jack toronto pikin.

  • Original 2 years ago

    Okudjeto Ablakwa stop your stupidity. You’re always throwing accusations at people why??? What happened with your accusation that the CEO of Cocoboard has absconded from Ghana ??? They were all lies.

  • Kramai 2 years ago

    Anyone who says Akufo Addo and Bawuliar are better than Mahama is a fool

  • Anina Bampoe- Event Sunyani Airport too 2 years ago

    The same younger brother( Ibrahim aka Abraham) of Bawumia also got contracts in the Sunyani Airport and other places. But I think if he performs these contracts well, there is no cause for alarm. The problem is those who stea ...
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  • the Villager 2 years ago

    Read the article well, it talks about “Single-sourced, non-competitive process and three times its worth”. The article doesn’t talk about how well or how bad the jobs were done. You remember how Charlotte Osei was remov ...
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  • MARY MAVIS GYAMFIWAA 2 years ago

    How clean is this dragon teeth, Ablakwa?

  • Okponglo Guy 2 years ago

    The only one ‘ milking’ Ghana with his sharp teeth is Aboakwa Ofuidzato. Specializing in character assassination is not a virtue. You owe us an explanation for lying about Rev. Ammisshadai Amoah.

  • Ohene 2 years ago

    @ I have naively assumed over the years that "Okponglo Guy" had a brain, how wrong!

  • Ghanaba 2 years ago

    Massa shut up. This won't wash. It can't bring NDC to power

  • Akajatayogogo 2 years ago

    If NDC come to power and don't deal with this NPP Thiefs they will see that we vote for them or they come to power by themselves.

  • Kofi BA 2 years ago

    Dr. Bawumia's name is killing the NDC.

  • FISHERMAN Kolonkala 2 years ago

    Tweaa , Bawumia, the discredited clueless economic wiz kid.The weak fundamentals economist presiding over the worst weakest horrible economic crisis, fiscal, debt, currency, inflation, petrol, cost of living, and balance of p ...
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  • Maame 2 years ago

    A plague on both their houses. Ghanaian politicians are evil.

  • OSAFO KANTANKA 2 years ago

    This is a very serious allegation and should be investigated immediately by the appropriate authorities. I have no further comment except to wait for further investigation on this matter.

  • Stephen Donkor: New York. 2 years ago

    Investigate what? That a Ghanaian is awarded a $ 7+ million cocoa road’s contract? And he needs to face a firing squad? How much contracts did John Mahama awarded his brother Ibrahim Mahama to build just a common platform t ...
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  • Kweku 2 years ago

    Skin pain go kill you JSS boy Ablakwa. I will make sure that you never return to Parliament come 2025. All bribes and the under table dealings you enjoy by making all the stupid noises will elude you next year trust me.

    W ...
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  • Ablakwa is ur nightmare 2 years ago

    Massa, u fool pass. I didnt know Gods secretary is here. Ur problem is tribalism syndrome..

  • AAA+ 2 years ago

    Stupid comment!!!

    A vote to mahama, a vote to regret big time ever.

    Only backward fools with short memories would wish his comeback

  • Mary 2 years ago

    Ghanaians will vote mahama though!

  • So Unfortunate 2 years ago

    Yet Bawumia”s propagandists like Bentil wants us to believe that Bawumia is not corrupt. Do they really understand what corruption is?

  • Mahama is coming like cakia 2 years ago

    He always blows empty alarm,

  • Stephen Donkor: New York. 2 years ago

    Mahama has more than 1000 corruption scandals under his belt. Bawumia and his brothers has shown how good and responsible citizens they are. I didn’t even know anything about his family until now. Unlike Mahama who was sadd ...
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  • Kojois 2 years ago

    Is this news. What is 83 million ghana cedis. Talk about Ibrahim Mahama inward looking guy. So stupid to hear this

  • Mahama's brother collapsed Merchant Bank 2 years ago

    NDC always spreading false alarm. Are the brothers not qualified contractors, did they deliver or they squandered the money like Ibrahim Mahama collapsed a whole bank without paying a pesewa. So should Bawumia's brothers no ...
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  • Nick 2 years ago

    Bawumia has a vision. He knows the " sole- source is not helping so if he is ready to get rid of it well and good.
    There is nothing wrong for a Ghanaian to get a Government contract provided the person does the work satisfa ...
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  • AAA 2 years ago

    Ablakwa should stop this stupidity, why? Is his brother not a Ghanaian?
    NDC will still loose 2024 elections

  • Liar Ablakwa Again. 2 years ago

    This Ablakwa again? Always trying to pull decent Ghanaians down because of partisan politics. Shame.

  • Tinikuni Yeeeii 2 years ago

    Well bring the evidence and place it infront of us with every detail and we will look into that as a nation. How did you know, where did it happen? Were you there when the contracts were signed? Are just being stupid and tal ...
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  • Truth 2 years ago

    One politician Ghanaians must not believe his words without confirmation is Ablakwa. He is good at connecting falsehoods and present them to look like truth. He a serious twister though good at unearthing secret deals. Let wa ...
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  • Bob P. 2 years ago

    They are Shameless dishonest useless senseless clueless thieves and Lai's government. JDM will surely rescue Ghana.

  • Stephen Donkor: New York. 2 years ago

    NDC politicians are not smart! Anytime they dabble into corruption allegations against Bawumia’s squeaky clean record will backfire on their criminal kingpin Mahama. It’s like opening a can of worms for their corruption s ...
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  • ABLAKWA, STOP TALKING, NDC IS NO BETTER. HOW DID YOU BACQUIRE YOUR WEALTH 2 years ago

    27 YEARS OF WASTED TIME. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO OFFER GHANA AGAIN?

  • Kofi Adu 2 years ago

    Okudzeto Ablakwa, your wife attended university in USA. Answer me how was she able to get money to pay for tuition?Okudzeto please answer me

  • THAT GUY SHOULD BE IN JAIL, ALWAYS TALKING, CRITICIZING 2 years ago

    MEANWHILE HE HAS NEVER SUFFERED BEFORE. I MEAN WORKED BEFORE. HOW DID HE ACQUIRE HIS WEALTH. EXTREMELY ANNOYING. IF I WAS PRESIDENT, ABLAKWA, FOSU KWAAKYE, ASIEDU, MAHAMA, SLAYQUEENS ETC WILL ALL BE IN JAIL.

  • NO ONE SHOULD VOTE FOR NDC, A VOTE FOR NDC IS A VOTE FOR EWE RELIGION 2 years ago

    ACCORDING TO FIIFI KWETEY. GHANAIANS WISE UP. HE SAID VOLTARIANS SHOULD SEE NDC AS THEIR RELIGION. JUST BECAUSE NDC WAS FOUNDED BY RAWLINGS. WHAT A SHAME!

  • Thief of Staff - Akosua Frema 2 years ago

    "Malaria ni hua kyri nu oo." Dr. "Muumu" Bawumia, where do you stand?

  • DMB 2 years ago

    DMB=Drivers Mate Bawuliar

  • Quophi 2 years ago

    siborglass, they will take you to court again

  • Papa Osei 2 years ago

    NDC is disingenuous. How many contracts did Mahama award to his brother Ibrahim? Bawumia is incorrigible

  • NANA SERWAA BRONI ADDO 2 years ago

    UNCLE PEE AT JULORBI HOUSE, YOU DONT MAKE SENSE

  • Scott 2 years ago

    I think the NDC sleeps very well whenever they call the name of Bawumia, now the serious lier in this country has also pick his lies in the chapter, you can even published a book of lies about Bawumia and Ghanaians will still ...
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  • Smiling 2 years ago

    did you want him to award you the contract? Is his brother a Togolese? Masa, go and sit down and enjoy your akpele wai! Nonsense

  • Desperate Ablakway 2 years ago

    Ei Desperation to smear paa nie!!! Nso 3mfa

  • Charles 2 years ago

    I know this brother of the VP very well and the story is true. Bawumia is also corrupt. He is a pretender very dangerous guy.

  • paa Mills 2 years ago

    NDC and their Mahama are preparing Ghanaian;s mind about how they will loot the coffers of the state if they offer the opportunity to govern the country. Ablakwa was a thief during Mills/Mahama government . and still possesse ...
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  • Emmanuel Ofosu Mensah 2 years ago

    Wil you mind this FAULT FINDER .

  • Eric 2 years ago

    They have started again 2008 play back Ghanaians eyes are open

  • Wisdom 2 years ago

    DRAMA KING has green envious eyes!

  • Leaven’s Mensah 2 years ago

    Always the fools and the low minded people want to say something. What is wrong is wrong and right is right. When will some Ghanaians learn sense and move forward to transform our lives? All the time corruptions and bribery ...
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  • Kofi Adu 2 years ago

    Sir,Bawumiah has no time for this. Everyone can go to court

  • Ernest 2 years ago

    This stupid Ablakwa always dust to people without evidence to court and nobody has been taken to court ur stupid mahama is still walking free idiot

  • Joy 2 years ago

    Ghanaians must blame the old fool nana addo who bragged to gain power from thiefy mahama.

  • Kwaku Mensah 2 years ago

    This is a palpable lie and mischief.
    Who priced the road contracts.
    Get your facts correct and stop this propaganda

  • ChrisDag 2 years ago

    Bawumia is Nana Addo 2.0, no difference

  • Voice of North Dakota 2 years ago

    So now Dr Bawumia been vice president is in charge of awarding contracts then mahama as president was in charge of receiving gifts from contracts

  • Kwaku Yeboah 2 years ago

    So after all, Bawumia and his family are also doing sole sourcing? Why did he speak against mahama's regime even though mahama's family weren't involved? Bawumia lacks principles.

  • Bro Kwesi 2 years ago

    Ablakwa do you know the judge who took 400k?So Ablakwa how much did you receive from Wayomi.

  • Boombooski 2 years ago

    Yeesu

  • Samamkoto 2 years ago

    Ofuijato aboakwa what about mahama giving ghana's bauxite worth millions of dollars to his brother after losing the 2016 elections just three days to hand over.woper too much.

  • Kk 2 years ago

    O , I thought Okudzeto was on rooftops bcos the vice family are not Ghanaians and all the 87percent sole contracts went to them. Do u remember when your boss sold 100 percent bauxite to his brother? You are a fat hypo

  • Quami 2 years ago

    But Ibrahim Mahama was winning contract when his brother was a president ….well I don’t see what news about this

  • Batuta 2 years ago

    While one of the Mahama's brothers was given half of Ghana's bauxite deposits at Nyinahin, another was in Northern Ghana destroying vegetation cover by carelessly appropriating rose wood . Hypocritical and shameless Ablakwa h ...
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  • Black star 2 years ago

    Atiwa doesn't have half of baxsite in Ghana, ignorant fools.

    Do you rather they sold it to foreigners to come and destroy the forest and mile anything found on the land.
    Do you remember Madam Osei was removed from the EC ...
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  • Ghanaians must open their eyes 2 years ago

    Why mind these goons who are always ready to defend any thing call npp. If Mahama gave bauxite to his bro and what happened? Shame on them

  • Jim 2 years ago

    This is a very serious allegation and Bawumia needs to come out strongly to refute it. If he refuses, he should be seen as such, that he is another wolf in sheep's skin. It is not surprising anyway, that as vice president of ...
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  • Ghana 2 years ago

    My problem is hungry people defending these criminals..if u know the amount of money these criminals pocket for themselves n family u won't defend them.. because u are akan u must support npp even if u ar hungry n suffering.. ...
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  • kkd 2 years ago

    That’s all these NDC people know!

  • Bole 2 years ago

    Kwasia how about Ibrahim Mahama millions of dollar contracts

  • Charles 2 years ago

    Bawumia is like a snake under grass. Outside gentility inside wicked. He is more corrupt than Akofu Addo.

  • Zionism is racism 2 years ago

    Meanwhile the racist zionist state of Israel is committing genocide in Palestine with the blessing of Western countries.

  • K’jei 2 years ago

    If it is against the law, send him to court let him answer. Other than that, stop making making ugly noises and don’t be an “idiot fool”.

  • Fuego 2 years ago

    As a nation how did we get here that John Mahama who dashed Ghana's bauxite deposit to his brother Ibrahim and so was booted out in 2016 is today the front runner in the 2024 elections.How did the judgement debt contractor ...
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  • Social Moral 2 years ago

    This greedy bastard stole money meant to renovate schools.Ablakwa is greedy avarice criminals when Mahama brother Ibrahim Mahama enjoy all Ghana road contracts but the roads are constructed in NDC green book but not on land f ...
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  • Obrefo 2 years ago

    Abrakwah should tell us how many sole sourcing contracts did Ibrahim Mahama and his other brothers and sisters got when Mahamah was president for seven years? What a hipocrate....

  • Reflective 2 years ago

    Look who's talking. Ablakwa is corrupt, hypocrite and a liar.
    From who's car booth did the 20 million Ghana cedis get missing in the erstwhile Mahama, Mills administration? Ablakwa
    Who flew with the national aircraft from A ...
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  • Outlaw 2 years ago

    This is all allegedly and no wrong has been proven that the contract awarded those companies were fraudulent! Secondly are those roads been stipulated in the contract? Ablakwah is to prove us if these companies are not merite ...
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  • Ex-Pope 2 years ago

    JULOR HOUSE HYPOCRITICAL LOOTING LIARS

    This useless puppet, serial liar and NPP incompetent three-legged race horse Aplanke Bawumia has always lied through his gums while his family members keep beep being rewarded with lu ...
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  • Abc law 2 years ago

    95% of the people of Ghana do not really care about who gets a contract. The fourth Republic is marred with outright corruption and all parties and leaders are involved. Wasnt his twenty thousand usd stolen from his car whe ...
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