Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has refuted claims circulating on social media that he approved a $1.7 million single-source procurement contract for the Ministry of Finance.

In a Facebook post, Dr. Ato Forson described the allegation as false and urged the public to disregard it.

“My attention has been drawn to yet another baseless and misleading claim circulating about an alleged $1.7 million single-source procurement contract approved by me. This claim is completely false and should be disregarded,” he stated.

The Minister emphasized that since assuming office, he has not authorized any procurement, reaffirming his commitment to transparency and responsible economic management.

Similarly, the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has distanced itself from the alleged approval, stating that it has not granted any such clearance to the Ministry of Finance.

“It has come to the attention of the PPA that a letter circulating on social media purports to grant single-source approvals to the Ministry of Finance for the engagement of Ostec Limited in respect of the implementation of Middleware and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition with data warehouse.

The Authority would like to clarify that it has not granted any such approvals. We therefore entreat the general public to ignore the said letters in circulation,” the PPA stated.

The allegations have sparked public discussions on government procurement processes. However, with both the Finance Minister and the PPA denying any involvement, the claims remain unverified.