The Public Accounts Committee has instructed Richard Okyere-Fosu, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency, to return at a later date with more thorough preparations.
This directive comes after the committee found his responses to the Auditor General’s concerns regarding a $16 million service contract between the Communications Ministry and Smart Infraco Limited to be unsatisfactory.
During the session, chaired by James Klutse Avedzi, the committee ordered Mr. Okyere-Fosu to provide comprehensive documentation, including letters, proposals, value-for-money reports, contracts, and invoices related to the Smart Infraco Limited deal.
A date will be scheduled for the Director-General to submit the requested documentation.
“I want a copy of the letter from the Ministry of Communication requesting SMART Infraco Limited to submit a proposal for the provision of this service. I need a copy of that letter from the Ministry of Communication. I also need the proposal submitted by SMART Infraco Limited, for the SMART Workplace Project.
“You wrote a letter to them, and they responded. They are in terms of a quota. I need a copy of their value-for-money reports on the SMART Workplace Project.”
“I also need copies or requests for quotations or proposals submitted by SMART Infraco to the following service provider contractors. Copies of evaluation and assessment reports of the SIL, then copies of both notification of award and acceptance letter. I also need a list of all MMBAs which have received support under the SMART Workplace Project. ”
“I also need copies of the signed completion certificate from NITA stating the full names and positions of the officers who signed the same. There may be three more. Copies of all invoices raised by the service providers. I need all this information.
“We will give you dates to come and appear before the committee and that date will be communicated to you by the committee through the class to the committee.”
“I want a copy of the letter from the Ministry of Communication requesting SMART Infraco Limited to submit a proposal for the provision of this service. I need a copy of that letter from the Ministry of Communication. I also need the proposal submitted by SMART Infraco Limited, for the SMART Workplace Project.
“You wrote a letter to them, and they responded. They are in terms of a quota. I need a copy of their value-for-money reports on the SMART Workplace Project.”
“I also need copies or requests for quotations or proposals submitted by SMART Infraco to the following service provider contractors. Copies of evaluation and assessment reports of the SIL, then copies of both notification of award and acceptance letter. I also need a list of all MMBAs which have received support under the SMART Workplace Project. ”
“We will give you dates to come and appear before the committee and that date will be communicated to you by the committee through the class to the committee.”
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