TDC Ghana IT department signed $1million software contract but software cannot be found

The Managing Director of TDC Ghana Limited, Mr. Courage Kafui Nunekpeku, has initiated a bold cleanup of the company, calling on the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate questionable transactions that occurred under previous management.

Addressing staff during a recent durbar, Mr. Nunekpeku revealed that an internal assessment of all departments had unearthed troubling signs of mismanagement across the board. “There were issues everywhere,” he said, highlighting the need for swift intervention.

“In the coming days there are going to be a lot of investigations. This morning, I have written two letters to EOCO to come and look into something at the IT department. IT contracts were awarded for one million dollars, and we don't have access to that software, so EOCO will intervene in it,” he disclosed.

He further noted that a second letter had been sent to EOCO regarding another matter, the details of which he chose to keep confidential for now.

As part of the broader accountability drive, the Managing Director also announced that the company would be conducting extensive audits of its land and property holdings to verify early findings and secure the organization’s assets.

Addressing staff directly, Mr. Nunekpeku extended an open invitation to anyone with information on previous underhand dealings to voluntarily come forward. He warned that anyone found complicit during the investigations would face consequences regardless of their status or past loyalty.

“If you don't come, and we do investigations and find out, I won't accept any pleas, whether you were a polling agent or have worked in the company for years, because you have been given the opportunity today,” he stated.

In a sharp departure from previous spending practices, the MD announced that TDC would not be purchasing luxury vehicles for management staff. Instead, practical machinery including Urvan buses, a backhoe, a dumper, and a tipper truck would be acquired to directly support the company’s operations.

Calling for unity and discipline across the board, Mr. Nunekpeku challenged staff to embrace a collective mission to rebuild TDC into a world-class entity. He pointed out that private developers had thrived in Ghana’s real estate market, and with the company’s assets and government support, TDC could do even better—if everyone committed to the vision.

“There is no way we are going to do this if we are not into it and being intentional about it. We need all of your support to move as a team. It’s not about how much money you want to make; if it’s about that we can make good money in the private sector, but per the instructions we received from the President, TDC should be fixed; if not, the likes of TMA and State Housing Corporation would absorb it,” he warned.

Mr. Nunekpeku strongly condemned any form of corruption, falsification, or fraudulent invoicing, and urged staff to adopt a culture of thorough scrutiny and accountability.

“For the few weeks that I have been in office, some of the things I have seen will blow your mind. Because I am coming from the private sector, I scrutinise everything. You have to scrutinise the invoice before even forwarding it for approval,” he noted.

He cited one such alarming case: “I have received an invoice of GHS45,000 as a bill for washing curtains in a former Managing Director's house. That was outrageous,” he said. “Then let's buy a washing machine at GHS15,000 and detergent at GHS1,000 and wash and keep the machine.”

Mr. Nunekpeku concluded by urging all staff to act as responsible citizens by safeguarding TDC’s resources and contributing to the national interest.