The Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo, popularly known as Pablo, has denied claims that his ministry has awarded a contract to manage the National Service Scheme (NSS) payment platform to Hubtel.
In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), Opare-Addo said he was unaware of any such deal, describing the reports as “unacceptable.”
“I am not sure where this is coming from. I can assure you no contract whatsoever has been awarded to the best of my knowledge.
“I entreat @mensaduncan or his organization to provide any contrary claims. This is unacceptable!!”
His response comes after a post by journalist Jude Duncan (@mensaduncan) suggested that the Youth Minister had awarded the contract to Hubtel, reportedly following the reassignment of the immediate past NSS Director-General over his insistence on maintaining the existing payment service providers.
The minister has called on Duncan or his sources to provide evidence backing the claims. As of now, no official confirmation or documentation has been released to support the reports.
