Health Ministry confirms $34.9m ambulance spare parts deal

Ghana’s Health Ministry has clarification on the ambulance servicing contract with Service Ghana Auto Limited. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who represents the people of North Tongu, exposed the former Finance Minister for ordering payment during his last days in office. Parts of his post read “In his last shockingly sleazy conduct, Ken Ofori-Atta by a letter […] The post Health Ministry confirms $34.9m ambulance spare parts deal appeared first on MyNewsGh.

Jul 26, 2024 - 10:35
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Health Ministry confirms $34.9m ambulance spare parts deal

Ghana’s Health Ministry has clarification on the ambulance servicing contract with Service Ghana Auto Limited.

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who represents the people of North Tongu, exposed the former Finance Minister for ordering payment during his last days in office.

Parts of his post read “In his last shockingly sleazy conduct, Ken Ofori-Atta by a letter dated 9th February, 2024 approved a staggering US$34,904,505.00 to be paid to the discredited Service Ghana Auto Group Limited for the procurement of spare parts for the 307 ambulances purchased by government in 2019.

On the same 9th February, 2024, the busy Finance Minister instructed the Controller and Accountant-General to release US$10million, equivalent to GHS120,711,000.00.

My impeccable tracking of this transaction confirms that the Controller and Accountant-General processed and released the GHS120,711,000.00 on February 23, 2024 which was promptly received in the accounts of Service Ghana Auto Group Limited.

An analysis of this dubiously outrageous transaction valued at US$34,904,505.00 for spare parts for 307 ambulances, actually translates into US$113,695.00 per ambulance”.

However, the Health Ministry has denied paying an amount of $34.9 million to Service Auto Limited.

But they confirmed that the contract sum was $34.9n million and the Finance Ministry was able to raise $10 million of the amount after which NHIA and the Health Ministry was asked to work to ensure

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