The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has terminated its controversial revenue assurance contract with Evatex Logistics Limited, following months of public scrutiny and ongoing investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
The Managing Director of GACL, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, officially communicated the termination in a letter dated July 28, 2025, addressed to Evatex Logistics.
According to the letter, the contract, which was executed on December 4, 2024, will cease to be in effect from August 27, 2025.
The decision to terminate the agreement stems from the fact that no evidence of revenue concealment has been discovered or recovered during Evatex’s operations at the Kotoka International Airport cargo section. As a result, GACL has not made any payments to the firm.
Per the termination clause of the contract, either party could end the agreement without cause by providing one month’s prior written notice.
GACL has instructed Evatex to demobilise and vacate the premises by August 27, 2025.
The termination clause in the agreement reads as follows: “A party may terminate this agreement before the expiry, without cause, by giving the other party one month’s prior written notice of its decision to terminate this agreement.
“Hence, effective 27th of August 2025, the agreement executed on the 4th of December 2024, shall cease to have effect and shall be considered as terminated by GACL. You are therefore required to use this notice period to demobilise and leave the premises of Kotoka International Airport on or before the 27th of August 2025,” the letter said.
The termination comes amid investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor into the award of the contract to Evatex, which is affiliated with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML).
Former GACL Board Chairman, Paul Adom-Otchere, has been arrested as part of the probe into the circumstances surrounding the agreement.
Evatex was contracted to perform revenue assurance services related to cargo operations at the airport. The contract stated that the company would be entitled to 15% of any concealed revenue it uncovered and helped GACL to recoup.
However, a special audit ordered by the GACL MD in June 2024 found no undercutting or concealment of revenue in the cargo section.
Despite the audit findings, GACL awarded the contract with the understanding that payment would only be made upon proof of concealed revenue—a condition that was never fulfilled.
The termination adds another layer to the unfolding saga as the Special Prosecutor’s office continues to investigate the contract’s procurement process and the role of officials involved.
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