Author: Hawudu Yakubu
Revenue assurance has always been of significant concern to government as it contributes immensely to revenue generation.
How well a government manages its revenue generation to a very large extent determines what accrues into the national kitty.
In Ghana, there has been several attempts at implementing systems that block revenue leakages and to assure maximum revenue generation as much as possible.
The latest of such initiatives at the ports has been the much controversial Publican AI System.
This adoption and implementation of this new system has been greeted with mixed reactions among businesses, importers and exporters.
Traders Unions including the Importers and Exporters Association, Ghana Union of Traders among several others are up in arms against the implementation of the new system.
There is a huge backlash for the NDC government as the unions and their members feel hard done.
This is not a good omen for the John Mahama-led government going forward and the seeming frustration by the traders unions over the new system must be addressed.
But who is behind the deployment of the controversial system?
Is it true that the system has been developed, deployed and managed by a company called AMANDI?
AMANDI STL has gained traction in Ghana for some of the most controversial procurements in the past and to be behind this new system is most intriguing and interesting.
Why would the government ignore all the red flags surrounding AMANDI STL and go ahead to rely on it for this all-important revenue assurance system?
The government must rethink its agenda of resetting Ghana and deal with entities that can truly serve the interest of the NDC and Ghana.
