{"id":348955,"date":"2017-08-29T12:41:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T12:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=348955"},"modified":"2017-11-10T14:44:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:44:41","slug":"ppa-to-probe-ssnit-over-72m-software-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/ppa-to-probe-ssnit-over-72m-software-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"PPA to probe SSNIT over $72m software deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has said it will also investigate the Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) over the $72 million digitization deal.<\/p>\n
The Chief Executive of the PPA, Agyenim Boateng Adjei told Citi News<\/strong> in an interview that his outfit is awaiting the report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) before commencing the investigations.<\/p>\n According to him, the report will serve as a guide in ascertaining the procurement processes that led to the company pumping millions of dollars into the project.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”H6KvfZVYm8k6ck2kcUvmsAoRfgr6db0F”]SSNIT is currently being investigated by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for blowing $72 million on procuring and installing a software and other hardware systems known as the Operational Business Suite (OBS) in a bid to digitize the Trust.<\/p>\n The cost, which was originally $34 million, later ballooned to $66 million and then to $72 million due to maintenance and additional infrastructure.<\/p>\n The Board Chairman of SSNIT, Kwame Addo Kufuor in an earlier interview with Citi News<\/strong> said about 15 people had already appeared before EOCO as witnesses in the matter.<\/p>\n