Staff of Zoomlion cleaning up a place

Waste management firm Zoomlion Ghana Limited has stated that, contrary to what some media sources have claimed, the government did not cancel or terminate its contract with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), which naturally ended in September 2024.

In a statement released in response to a letter from the Office of the President dated June 11, 2025, Zoomlion stated that the Street Sweeping Program contract had ended after being extended by six months past its initial expiration date of March 2024.

“The contract has therefore reached its natural conclusion and expired. Contrary to claims in some media reports, this expiration does not constitute a termination or cancellation of the agreement by the government, and that is not what the Office of the President stated.”

Following a petition by investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, the Presidency announced in a letter that the contract would not be renewed and that competitive tendering will be used to award future sanitation contracts.

The letter also detailed efforts to enhance working conditions for sanitation personnel and audit all post-expiration payments to Zoomlion.

Zoomlion applauded the government's efforts to improve procurement and accountability.

“Zoomlion Ghana Limited fully supports and welcomes this approach,” the company stated.

According to the statement, the company is ready to compete on future contracts under the new method, and the YEA contract that expired was itself competitively procured in 2019.

“We are well prepared and eager to actively participate in any forthcoming competitive procurement processes.”

The company stated that it supports the Presidency's decision to audit any payments made after the contract's expiration in terms of accountability.

“As a responsible corporate entity, transparency, integrity, and delivering value for money are core to our operations,” Zoomlion is quoted by citinewsroom.com to have said.

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