The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has formally terminated its revenue assurance audit agreement with Evatex Logistics Limited, effective August 27, 2025, in the wake of ongoing investigations into suspected procurement breaches and corruption.
In a letter dated July 28, 2025, signed by GACL Managing Director, Mrs. Yvonne Opare, and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Evatex Logistics, Mr. Evans Adusei, GACL invoked a termination clause that permits either party to end the agreement without cause by providing a month’s written notice.
“Management would wish to bring to your notice its intention to terminate the Agreement without cause,” the letter states, citing clause (a) of the agreement which allows either party to withdraw by giving “one month’s prior written notice.”
Sources close to The High Street Journal confirm that the termination decision was made on the 25th of July the very day Mr. Adom-Otchere was invited by the Office of the Special Prosecutor- OSP to probe into the controversial contract agreement.
Legal analysts believe GACL’s action could be a preemptive risk management strategy, shielding the state-owned enterprise from deeper entanglement in what could become a wider anti-corruption crackdown.
The now-terminated contract, signed on 4th December 2024, tasked Evatex with conducting revenue assurance audits at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). GACL has instructed the company to demobilise and vacate KIA’s premises by 27th August 2025.
The termination comes just days after the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) summoned former GACL Board Chairman Paul Adom-Otchere over allegations of impropriety surrounding the award of this same contract. The OSP is investigating suspected corruption and procurement breaches tied to the agreement, which allegedly bypassed board approval and was reportedly sole-sourced under unclear circumstances.
Though GACL’s notice does not cite the investigation as the reason for the termination, the timing of the letter issued just three days after Adom-Otchere was invited by the OSP suggests mounting pressure on the state-owned airport operator to cut ties with Evatex and protect its institutional integrity.
Industry analysts say the move may be a preemptive effort by GACL to distance itself from legal and reputational risks as the Special Prosecutor’s probe gains traction.
GACL has yet to issue a public statement on the matter, but insiders say more audits of contracts signed under the former board may follow as scrutiny deepens.
The letter was copied to executives in GACL’s Commercial Services, Finance, and Legal Services divisions. No comment has been received from Evatex Logistics as of press time.
