The President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has raised serious concerns over the ongoing payments to KelniGVG, a company contracted by the government in 2018 to monitor telecom revenues and combat fraud.

In a post on his X page, as cited by GhanaWeb Business, Cudjoe accused the company of benefiting from a "crooked scam contract" that has failed to produce any credible public reports or evidence of its effectiveness.

According to him, Ghana has been disbursing US$1.5 million every month to KelniGVG under a deal brokered by the former Minister of Communications and Digitalisation in the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful.

"Ghana was committed by Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to paying US$1.5 million every month to a company she claimed was going to catch revenue theft by telcos. We have never seen a single credible report since the company began cashing out freely from 2018," he stated.

Despite the substantial monthly payouts, he asserted that there has been no transparency or demonstrable impact from the company’s operations since it began receiving payments.

"Sadly, they are still cashing out, possibly until 2028, and no credible reports have been seen. Instead of cancelling the crooked scam contract, the current minister suggested the contract would not be renewed," he tweeted.

Cudjoe has also made a direct appeal to the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George; and the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, to terminate the deal and help recover funds already paid.

The controversy surrounding KelniGVG has been a longstanding issue in Ghana’s tech and telecom sectors, drawing criticisms from civil society over the lack of transparency and the high cost to the public purse.

Ah, Ghana was committed by Ursula Owusu to paying US $1.5m every month to a company she claims was going to catch revenue theft by telcos. We have never seen a single credible report since the company ɓegan cashing out freely from 2018. Sadly, they are still cashing out…

— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) May 14, 2025