The Fourth Estate has exposed how a two-week-old company identified as Growth 82 Global Ltd, incorporated in January 2025, weeks after the Mahama administration took power, was awarded a GHS683million Big Push road contract.
The investigative reporting revealed the firm lacked experience and proper classifications, prompting President Mahama to form the Valerie Sawyerr Committee.
They further disclosed that the Valerie Sawyerr Committee later cleared the Ministry of Roads and Highways on sole-sourcing under the Big Push initiative.
The Fourth Estate in a post on X stated, “In January 2025, two weeks after the current NDC government came to power, Growth 82 Global Ltd was established.
11 months later, in December 2025, the government awarded the company a multi-million cedi contract to rehabilitate the Dodo Pepesu Nkwanta road under the Big Push initiative.
Our investigations, published in March 2026, raised concerns about the company’s capacity and experience, among other issues of abuse of sole-source by the Ministry of Roads and Highways.
President Mahama set up the Valerie Sawyerr committee to investigate the issues. But the Committee shared false information about Growth 82 Global Ltd and cleared the Roads Ministry.
However, evidence available to The Fourth Estate exposes the Valerie Sawyerr Committee.”
Parts of the news article filed by The Fourth Estate stated, “One of the companies that was cited as not having demonstrable experience and capacity and yet was awarded a major contract under the Big Push initiative is a company called GROWTH 82 Global Ltd. The Fourth Estate’s probing revealed that the company was less than one year old at the time it was awarded a major, multi-million-cedi contract for the construction of the Dodo Pepeso-Nkwanta road.
The Fourth Estate further revealed that at the time GROWTH 82 Global Ltd was awarded the major contract worth GHS 683 million, the company did not have the required classification to qualify for such a contract.
The Valerie Sawyerr Committee subsequently released a 72-page report containing its findings and recommendations”.
According to The Fourth Estate, the Valerie Sawyerr Committee fell short in conducting the expected investigations.
The news article added, “On the specific issue of when GROWTH 82 Global Ltd was registered, the Valerie Sawyerr report said: “Evidence shows that the company Growth 82 Global Limited was registered on August 18, 2020.”
On the issue of the capacity and classification of the company by the Ministry of Roads and Highways, the Committee said: “Evidence shows that the company Growth 82 Global Limited was registered on August 18, 2020; received A3B3 certificate on September 6, 2024; received A2B2 certificate on March 19, 2025; and received A1B1 certificate on August 14, 2025.”
Where and how the President’s Committee obtained the evidence to draw the conclusions above remains a wonder. This is because official records expose what the Valerie Sawyer Committee put out as evidence to be completely false.
The Fourth Estate applied for and received an official report from the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) on the incorporation and ownership of GROWTH 82 Global Limited.
According to the ORC, the company was indeed registered on January 21, 2025, which is exactly two weeks after the current NDC government was sworn into power.
So the question is, where did the Valerie Sawyerr Committee get the August 18, 2020, company registration date from?”
See the post below:
In January 2025, two weeks after the current NDC government came to power, Growth 82 Global Ltd was established.
— The Fourth Estate (@fourthestategh) August 11, 2026
11 months later, in December 2025, the government awarded the company a multi-million cedi contract to rehabilitate the Dodo Pepesu Nkwanta road under the Big Push… pic.twitter.com/jExRoLbgys
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