Akufo-Addo’s daughters again connected to inflated ambulance procurement of $29.7million — Ablakwa
North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has alleged that two daughters of President Akufo-Addo—Gyankroma and Edwina Akufo-Addo are once again connected to the overpricing of ambulances procured by the government.
In a social media post on Tuesday, July 30, Mr Ablakwa disclosed that his extensive parliamentary oversight has revealed that the same "cabal" behind the $34.9 million ambulance spare parts scandal, inflated the cost of 307 ambulances by $29.7 million.
The outspoken MP claims the unit cost of each ambulance was $80,000, but 307 vehicles were procured at a total cost of $54.3 million.
He cited the Auditor-General's report, stating that "At $80,000 for one ambulance, the 307 ambulances should give us a total of GHS24,560,000 and not $54.3 million."
In the earlier spare parts scandal, Mr Ablakwa revealed close relationships between the two daughters of President Akufo-Addo and Stephen Okoro, the director of Service Ghana Auto Group Limited, through audit documents.
The company had received what he described a “sweetheart” ambulance spare parts contract worth $34.9 million when same amount can buy new vehicles.
This time, he alleges procurement contracts were granted to the same "cabal" through different companies.