The Ministry of Health has refuted rumours that it paid Ghana Auto Group Limited $34.9 million to supply ambulance spare parts.
The ministry’s response comes after the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, alleged that a deal for ambulance spare parts worth $34 million was a collusion between former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, former Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, and Ghana Auto Group Limited to defraud the state.
However, the ministry in a statement dated, Thursday, July 25 clarified that the contract was originally signed by the dissolved Ministry of Special Development Initiatives with Service Auto Group Ghana Limited, where it covered after-sales service and maintenance for 307 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 315 CDI ambulances secured by the government in 2019.
MoH further debunked the allegation and expressed readiness to support any effort to clarify the issue to Ghanaians.
“The Ministry of Health would like to clarify that the Service Provider, Ghana Auto Group Limited, has not been paid an amount of $34.9 million as widely reported.”
“All documentation covering this transaction is a matter of public record and can be accessed by the public. The Ministry of Health is ready to support any effort that will bring further clarity to this issue in the interest of the public”, MoH stated.
The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to establishing a sustainable maintenance regime for all fleets procured for the National Ambulance Service.
“The Ministry of Health is committed to ensuring a sustainable maintenance regime for all fleets procured for the National Ambulance Service to provide reliable, efficient, and safe emergency medical services.”
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