Beijin Everyway, a Chinese company on Monday, June 27, 2022, filed a lawsuit against the government over the cancellation of a traffic management system contract in 2020.
Reports say that the business is currently suing Huawei for $50 million at the London Court of International Arbitration for improperly terminating the contract, which was later renewed.
“The Ghanaian government signed this deal with the Chinese government sometime in 2012, according to the Chinese government. There are various parts to that, some of which were to enhance Accra’s traffic control.
“Thereafter, Parliament accepted a business contract for Beijin Everyway to be the contractors for that component, which costs roughly $100 million. The program continued even after the government was changed. We’ve been told that the developers and the Ministry of Roads have been collaborating,” he said.
The President formally opened the control center when the particular phase of the project came to an end, he continued, and the Ministry remained the ministry in charge of overseeing the project.
But it seems that beginning in 2019, there were certain difficulties, which prompted the government to arbitrarily determine in 2020 that Huawei would replace Beijin Everyway as the contractor.
He emphasized that the Majority, who “insisted that it was the correct thing,” would not be persuaded by any amount of inquiry from members of civil society, the media, or the Parliament.
“In fact, we insisted on learning the Attorney General’s opinion, and they informed us that the Attorney General had given the abrogation his approval,” he continued. It turned out that Huawei has taken over the project right now, but nothing has changed.
“Second, the Beijin Everyway corporation sued the Ghanaian government and is currently in arbitration in London. According to what I understand, they are seeking close to $50 million in compensatory damages, lost profits, legal fees, and other expenses.
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A $100 million loan deal between the government and the China Development Bank (CBD) to fund the Accra Metropolitan Area information technology-enhanced traffic management project was authorized by Parliament in November 2020.
The House also agreed to waive taxes and charges totaling $25.8 million on goods, services, and supplies needed for the project. According to a Graphic article, the project was designed to aid in traffic management, encourage road safety, and enhance security across the board in the nation.
According to the report, the project involved installing comprehensive traffic violation surveillance systems (e-Police) at key road intersections in order to record traffic violations and integrate them with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority’s (DVLA) database, allowing law enforcement to identify and detain offenders.
According to the source, the system will also include a video management system that uses live recordings from security cameras installed by National Security and other state organizations.