Public sector should not lead feasibility studies for PPP projects – AB & David Africa
Dr David Ofosu Dorte, the Founder and Senior Partner of AB & David Africa, has proposed that the public sector should not lead feasibility studies for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects.
He said the current practice contributed significantly to Ghana's high public sector debt as feasibility studies for projects were mostly not executed.
Delivering the keynote address at the 2025 Ghana Investment and Trade Week Summit (GITW) in Accra, Dr Dorte said "We have borrowed huge amounts of money to do feasibilities that we have not delivered.”
The GITW 2025 summit, which was on the theme: "Constructing Prosperity: Advancing Industrial Growth Through Smart Infrastructural Planning," brought together local and international investors to explore potential areas for investment in Gh...