World Bank has paid twice for KIA's e-gate project and recorded it as completed — Bright Simons

Bright Simons, Vice President of IMANI Africa

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons has revealed that the World Bank has paid twice for an e-gate project at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) and has recorded it as completed, despite it not being done.

According to him, "If this new e-gate project uses a single pesewa of Ghanaian money, then it will be the most brazen abuse of World Bank money ever in the history of the world.

“The truth is that the World Bank has paid TWICE for this same project. And recorded the project as complete & successful,” he revealed in a post on X on Monday, June 3.

This comes after Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia announced that the country will get electronic immigration gates, also known as e-gates, at the Kotoka International Airport by the end of 2024.

Dr. Bawumia, the ruling New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer for the 2024 elections, made the announcement while speaking at a campaign rally on Monday, June 3.

According to the Vice President, the e-gate system will automate the immigration process for Ghanaian citizens and residence permit holders arriving at the airport.

The Vice President explained that with the e-gates, Ghanaians will no longer have to queue at immigration counters upon arrival.

They will simply insert their Ghana Card into the e-gate, which will automatically verify their identity and admission status before granting them entry into the country.

He stated as quoted by Accra-based GHOne TV: "Before the end of this year, if you arrive in Ghana at Kotoka Airport, you don't even need to go to an immigration officer, we are putting together the 'E-gate', you put your Ghana Card in, it will open for you and you’ll pass and enter."