Elizabeth Ohene, the Board Chair of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has staunchly defended the integrity of the process that selected Rock City, owned by Food and Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong, as the preferred bidder for a 60% stake in four SSNIT-owned hotels.
She emphasized that the selection procedure for the Member of Parliament and Minister of State’s company was transparent and adhered to all regulations.
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“I can state with absolute certainty that the process leading to the selection of Rock City as the Preferred Bidder was clean, above board, and met every rule and regulation, capable of withstanding any scrutiny,” she asserted in an article titled “Coming out of the hotels.”
Ohene expressed these views in her weekly column published in the state-owned newspaper, Daily Graphic.
This statement follows North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s whistleblowing on the deal, raising concerns about SSNIT selling a 60% stake in the hotels to a state minister under questionable circumstances. Ablakwa petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the transaction and questioned the legitimacy of the bidding process.
Despite these allegations, Ohene remains confident in the integrity of the selection process. She even put her integrity on the line, stating that if any corruption is detected, she should be held accountable according to the country’s laws.
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“Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa claims to have God and Ghana on the side of his campaign, and I would hope all of God’s Angels and Ghana’s investigative agencies, temporal and spiritual, would examine the process and tell the world if they find any irregularity or trace of corrupt practice. Indeed, if they should find any evidence of corruption, I will assume and accept responsibility and expect to be prosecuted,” she declared.
