The Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, Stan Dogbe, has mocked the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over its defeat in the December 2024 general election, while sidestepping questions about his alleged links to a company that secured a multi-million-cedi government contract.

Dogbe has declined to directly address concerns surrounding the award of a renovation contract valued at GH¢11.9 million by the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) to Correca Ghana Limited, a firm some reports have associated with him.

According to procurement records, GoldBod awarded the contract to Correca Ghana Limited in the sum of GH¢11,901,736.13 for renovation works expected to be completed within six weeks of signing.

The deal formed part of three contracts with a combined value of nearly GH¢15 million, awarded through what has been described as a restrictive tender process. The other contracts, involving the supply of laptop computers and office furniture, were awarded to Grace-Filled Venture and Get4Less Ghana Limited under a single-source procurement method.

In a letter dated 7 November 2025, the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) reportedly quoted a price of GH¢3,246,288.88 for the computer and furniture supply contracts.

The awards have triggered public scrutiny, with critics questioning whether the processes afforded undue political advantage to certain firms. Some commentators on social media have also alleged a conflict of interest, citing claims that Woezor TV, a television platform owned by Mr Dogbe, shares the same ownership structure, directorship, address and operational premises as Correca Ghana Limited.

However, the Deputy Chief of Staff has refrained from addressing these allegations directly. Instead, he has attributed the controversy to what he describes as political reprisals from the NPP following its electoral loss.

Writing in two separate posts on Facebook on 14 March 2026, Mr Dogbe praised GoldBod’s leadership, including its Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, for what he described as transparency in publishing procurement information.

“Kudos, Sammy Gyamfi and your team at the Ghana Gold Board, for the transparency. That’s what President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress have always preached,” he wrote.

In another post, Mr Dogbe defended Woezor TV’s operations and highlighted the station’s role in broadcasting provisional results from the 2024 elections, which he said showed the NPP securing just over 38 per cent of the vote “in record time”.

He also dismissed claims about the station’s location, stating that it does not operate from Dzorwulu and expressing pride in its growth and contribution to political coverage over the past four years.

Despite his public comments, Mr Dogbe has not responded to questions about whether he has any ownership interest in Correca Ghana Limited or whether he played any role in the awarding of the renovation contract, which saw some signatures allegedly scanned on some signatures on documents ahead of the procurement.

The controversy continues to generate debate over procurement transparency and potential conflicts of interest in the management of public contracts.

A statement issued by Prince Kwame Minka, the Media Relations Officer of GoldBod, had stated that GoldBod did not award the two contracts through sole sourcing but rather through restricted tender processes supported by the PPA.

The three procurement contracts have sparked controversy at GoldBod, with the institution denying claims that the contracts were inflated. The deals involved office renovation work, the supply of office furniture, and the purchase of 15 laptop computers, all of which were purported to have been sole-sourced, but GoldBod maintains this is false.

Whilst the renovation work is said to have gone to Correca Ghana Limited, linked to Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, Stan Dogbe, the contract for the purchase of the laptop computers and the furniture went to Get4Less Ghana Limited and Grace-Filled Venture, respectively.

It produced documents showing that the office renovation contract had three companies bidding, namely M/S Correca Ghana Limited, M/S Project Direct Limited, and M/S Building Construction Limited, while the computer supply contract and the furniture contract went to Messrs Grace-Filled Venture and Get4Less Ghana Limited.

Three million, two hundred and forty-six thousand, two hundred and eighty-eight Ghanaian cedis and eighty-eight pesewas (Ghc3,246,288.88) have been quoted in a letter dated 7th November 2025, by the PPA as the price for the computer supply as well as furniture contracts awarded to Messrs Grace-Filled Venture and Get4Less Ghana Limited by the GOLDBOD through a Single Source procurement method.

The board’s statement said it has taken notice of certain false allegations being peddled by some individuals on various social media platforms and wishes to set the record straight.

It said one falsehood was: “The GoldBod has awarded GHS11 million office renovation contract to a company owned by Mr Stan Dogbe through SOLE sourcing.”

Parts of the contract document on Correca Ghana Limited transaction sighted by The Herald read “The GoldBod invited quotations for Renovation of Old Bank of Ghana Head office, for the use of the GoldBod as specified in the invitation letter attached”.

“Following the completion of the tender process, the GoldBod has accepted the quotation by the Contractor for the execution of those works and services in the sum of Eleven Million, Nine Hundred and One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty-Six Ghana Cedis and Thirteen Pesewas (GHS11,901,736.13) (Hereinafter Called “The Contract Price”‘) for completion in six weeks (6) weeks after signing of the contract”.

The document was released by GOLDBOD.

The Correca Ghana Limited, the Messrs Grace-Filled Venture, and Get4Less Ghana Limited, by the GOLDBOD contracts, were signed by GOLDBOD’s Deputy CEO, Richard Nunekpeku.

Mr Minka explained that after the Ghana Gold Board was established in April 2025, the organisation carried out a comprehensive recruitment drive to increase staffing at the former Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC). He noted that during this process, more than 300 new employees were recruited.

It stated that a new structural organogram was introduced to incorporate new directorates, departments, and units.

“It therefore became an urgent imperative for the newly established GoldBod to relocate from the dilapidated office of the then PMMC, whose premises was formerly situated at the Diamond House, in order to cater for the spatial and functional necessities of the new organisation,” the statement said.

Mr Minka said that, secondly, to address this issue, the old Bank of Ghana (BoG) Head Office, located at No. 1 Thorpe Road, Accra, was rented by the GoldBod to serve as office accommodation for its operations.

“It must be noted that this building had been described by the BoG in the past as structurally defective and not fit for purpose,” it stated. “However, in the spirit of modesty, the GoldBod decided to undertake renovation and refurbishment works on the said structurally defective building to improve its structural integrity and suitability for use.”

The statement said thirdly, thus, on 26th May, 2025, the GoldBod sought approval from the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), and the same was granted by the PPA on 24th June, 2025, for the Ghana Gold Board to use the Restricted Tendering process to select a contractor to undertake the renovation works.

Attached to the statement from the GoldBod were copies of its request and the PPA approval to use the Restricted Tendering method to procure renovation and refurbishment works on the said BoG building.

The statement said fourthly: three entities were shortlisted and participated in the tendering process for the said contract, with Correca Ghana Limited winning the bid for the said contract. The statement described as “mischievous” and “completely false” the claim that the contract was awarded through sole sourcing.

The statement said that Correca Ghana Limited was qualified to undertake the works and had undertaken and completed them in a timely and professional manner, in accordance with its contractual obligations. It is not clear if that was its first job.

“FALSE CLAIM 2 – “The GoldBod has procured fifteen (15) laptops at an INFLATED PRICE of GHS322,500”.

“Answer: i) In November 2025, the GoldBod procured 15 laptops from Messrs GET4LESS Ghana Limited as part of its procurement of laptop computers and accessories for newly-appointed Directors and Deputy Directors of the newly-established Ghana Gold Board.

“Given the urgent nature of the procurement activity, and the fact that only one company (GET4LESS Ghana Limited) at the time had sufficient quantities of the specified laptop to meet the GoldBod’s procurement needs, approval was sought and granted by the Public Procurement Authority for the use of the Single Source procurement method for this transaction. (Attached is a copy of the GoldBod’s request to the PPA for approval to use the single source procurement method and a copy of the approval granted by the PPA for the use of the single source procurement method for the procurement activity.

“It must be added that Commitment Authorization for this transaction was duly sought and granted by the Ministry of Finance in accordance with the Public Procurement Act, as amended.

“The fifteen (15) laptops were purchased at a total price of GHS322,500, translating into a unit price of GHS21,500 (inclusive of all applicable taxes). This price perfectly aligns with the specification of the procured laptop – Lenovo ThinkPad T14S laptop, Core i7 1355U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 14.0 Inch FHD.

“A simple check from the website of the supplier (screenshot attached) shows that the open market price of the said laptop is GHS21,505.

“Furthermore, checks with other suppliers will show that the purchased price of the laptops is very competitive. Therefore, the claim that the laptops were procured at an inflated price is complete falsehood.

“Messrs GET4LESS Ghana Limited was selected to supply the said laptops and accessories because it was the only company that was found to have the capacity to meet the required quantity and delivery timelines of the Ghana Gold Board at the time.

“In the spirit of transparency and accountability, and in accordance with Section 42(1)(c) of the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (ACT 1140), the contract for this procurement activity was published by the Corporate Affairs Directorate of the GoldBod on the official website of the corporation on 10th March, 2026.

“Once again, the suggestion by these desperate fake news merchants to have intercepted the said contract, is therefore false.

“The Ghana Gold Board holds dear the principles of transparency and accountability and will continue to uphold these tenets by publishing all contracts it enters into. We entreat the general public to remain vigilant and reject all attempts by desperate purveyors of fake news to find wrongdoing where there is none.

In the spirit of transparency and accountability, and in accordance with Section 42(1)(c) of the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (ACT 1140), the contract for this project was published by the Corporate Affairs Directorate of the GoldBod on its official website on 10th March 2026.

“The Ghana Gold Board holds dear the principles of transparency and accountability and will continue to uphold these tenets by publishing all contracts it enters into,” it said.

The GoldBod entreated the general public “to remain vigilant and reject all attempts by desperate purveyors of fake news to find wrongdoing where there is none.”

However, one Hubert Tieku, who describes himself on the social media platform X as Chief Executive and Managing Director of Agora Collective Co. Ltd, as well as a lawyer and researcher, has alleged that Correca Ghana Limited, the company which executed the multi-million-cedi renovation contract works on the Gold Board’s office accommodation did so based on its political connections, ties to senior government officials.

In a post titled “The Stan Dogbe Scandal (SDS)”, Mr Tieku claimed that Stan Dogbe, who was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff in 2025 by President John Dramani Mahama, and his brother, Woelinam Dogbe, a Director General at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), jointly own Woezor Group Limited.

According to him, Correca Ghana Limited operates as a subsidiary of the group and is headed by Joshua Nicco-Annan.

Hurbet, who attributed it to Enock Kofi Nyarko, further alleged that both Woezor Group and Correca had previously operated from the same office premises in Adjirignor, Accra, until last year.

Mr Tieku contended that the company, which he described as specialising in home and office maintenance consultancy, may not have fully met regulatory requirements when it was awarded the renovation contract.

He alleged that Correca Ghana Limited obtained certification from the Public Procurement Authority only in May 2025, while its Works and Housing certificate is said to have expired on 17 June 2025.

Despite this, he claimed, the firm was awarded a contract reportedly valued at about GH¢11 million in July 2025 to undertake renovation works at the former Bank of Ghana head office, now used by the Gold Board.

Raising concerns about a possible conflict of interest, Mr Tieku questioned whether a politically connected company could fairly compete for a state contract, particularly when its alleged owners hold influential public positions.

He also queried the scale of the refurbishment budget, suggesting that the amount involved could be sufficient to construct a new office complex, given that the building had only recently been vacated by the central bank.

In addition, the researcher drew comparisons with previous debates over public officials engaging in private commercial activities, arguing that the situation warranted scrutiny from both legal and governance perspectives.

The Gold Board has previously denied allegations that the renovation contract was awarded through sole sourcing, stating that a restricted tendering process with multiple bidders was used in line with procurement regulations. The corporation has also maintained that details of its contracts have been published in keeping with its transparency obligations.

As of the time of filing this report, officials linked to the claims, including Stan Dogbe and Joshua Nicco-Annan, had not publicly responded to the latest allegations.

The Herald sighted two documents in the name of Joshua Nicco-Annan, who is the General Manager of Correca Ghana Limited: one dated July 1, 2025, expressing interest in the renovation contract, and the other dated 18th July 2025, acknowledging the award of the contract after the tender.

It read, “On behalf of Corrcca Ghana Limited, I am writing to express our heartfelt gratitude for the notification of the contract award (GOLDBOD/AN/WKS/2025/001) for the renovation of allocated floors in the Old Bank of Ghana Head Office for use by your esteemed agency. We truly appreciate the trust you have placed in us”.

“Correca Ghana Limited is fully prepared and dedicated to meeting the expectations of this project. We value the opportunity to work with you and look forward to a successful collaboration”, adding, “Thank you for trusting us. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or require additional information”.