Notable Ghanaians, including investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, have raised concerns about the contract awarded to NextGen InfraCo. He highlighted issues of transparency and fairness, as the contract was awarded through sole sourcing without allowing companies with years of experience in the field to bid. At a press briefing in Accra on Thursday, May 30, 2024, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful confirmed the deal and indicated that it was awarded based on merit. She explained that NextGen was specifically established for the rollout of the 5G network in Ghana because no existing "neutral" company within the country had the capacity to undertake it. "This is a special purpose vehicle, and once the government decided that we would use a neutral infrastructure company to deliver this service, there was no existing neutral infrastructure company capable of delivering it at the moment.

Source: GhanaWeb May 30, 2024 23:16 UTC