The Fourth Estate has revealed that the Road Ministry has shockingly deleted published data on the Big Push project following President John Mahama’s demands for details.
In a news card, The Fourth Estate wrote, “After President’s demand for details on Big Push contract, Ministry deletes published data from website”.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the Fourth Estate revelation wrote, “Stop this wild goose chase. Your case was weak from the start—no evidence, just noise.
Sole-sourcing isn’t illegal; abuse of it is. That’s what the NDC has always opposed.
So what loss did the public purse suffer from the BIG PUSH projects?
You’ve not shown us where the rot is”.
“What do you expect them to do? Sing praises for you? Are you the one who directed them to publish it on the website? Were you not given the data when you asked for it? Stop this needless post and concentrate on what you do best as a watchman of the realm”, a netizen added.
One X user added, “You said you’ve done your undercover works and gotten your documents, hence yours against the ministry before the president, so why this again, despite all this, you’ve not pointed to any fraudulent act or breach of law in your investigation”.
Another X user added, “Stop wasting our time on this wild goose chase. Your case lost steam from the very outset because you did a very lousy job without any evidentiary basis. Sole-sourcing in the strict sense of the word is not wrong or illegal.
It is the unheeded abuse of sole-sourcing that constitutes wrongdoing and is what the NDC has consistently preached against.
What injury did the public purse suffer through the use of sole-sourcing in the awarding of the BIG PUSH projects?
Stop being a propaganda outlet for the NPP, which thinks that constructing good roads for the Ghanaian people will do extensive damage to their political fortunes!”.
The development follows: President John Dramani Mahama, who instructed his office to obtain the full detailed report from the Fourth Estate concerning the Road Ministry’s GH¢73b Big Push sole sourcing contracts.
According to President John Dramani Mahama, his office is to conduct a study of the various allegations presented in the report.
President Mahama also directed the Ministry of Roads and Highways to answer all the allegations made in the report.
Speaking during a Presidential Dialogue with Civil Society Organisations at Jubilee House in Accra on Monday, March 30, Mahama explained, “I note the recent expose by the Fourth Estate on procurement processes related to the award of contracts under the Big Push programme. While sole sourcing is legal under certain circumstances under our current procurement law, we all agree that open, transparent tenders are always preferable for achieving competitive pricing and value for money.
“Although we’ve seen snippets of the investigation from the media, I’ve instructed my office to obtain the full detailed report from the Fourth Estate and to conduct a study of the various allegations presented in the report. We’re also requesting the Ministry of Roads and Highways to present a detailed response to those allegations made therein, in order to inform the government’s action on the matter,” he said.
Also, Mahama has announced that his government will introduce amendments to the Public Procurement Act to limit single sourcing.
“And it is precisely for such situations that I announced that the government will introduce amendments to the Public Procurement Act to limit single sourcing, to promote greater transparency and ensure proper value for money for the money we spend on projects. I’ve also requested the Minister of Finance to fast-track the setup of the independent value-for-money office, since the amendment to the procurement legislation will require that all single-source procurements be subject to rigorous value-for-money review,” he said.
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— The Fourth Estate (@fourthestategh) March 31, 2026