Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has raised fresh allegations regarding the procurement of ambulances by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government.
Ablakwa claims that the contracts were awarded to companies with direct ties to the first family. In his latest exposé, he asserts that out of the eight companies involved, six were established between April and September 2017, coinciding with Akufo-Addo’s first year as President.
Ablakwa specifically highlighted Elok Consult and Services Limited, a company incorporated on July 25, 2017. According to him, its directors include Stephen Okoro, purportedly Akufo-Addo’s son-in-law, and Solomon Okereke. Ablakwa suggests that Stephen Okoro is also a business associate of the President’s daughter, Gyankroma Akufo-Addo.
The companies implicated by Ablakwa are Elok Consult and Services Limited, BEFT Engineering Works Limited, Bluemix Company Limited, Prestige Era Company Limited, RDC Company Limited, Luxury World Auto Group Limited, and Quality Suppliers and Builders Company Limited.
He noted that none of these companies have a background in importing ambulances.
Additionally, Ablakwa questioned the financial details of the procurement process. He cited an Auditor-General’s Performance Audit, which stated that the government purchased 307 Mercedes Benz ambulances for $54.3 million.
He argued that at a unit price of $80,000 per ambulance, the total should have been $24.56 million, suggesting an overpayment of nearly $30 million. Even accounting for a 10% insurance premium, which he claims was not paid, the cost would still be grossly inflated by over $27 million.
Ablakwa concluded that the $54.3 million spent could have bought 678 ambulances instead of 307, indicating what he calls a “most criminal” inflation of costs.
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HOW THE SAME AKUFO-ADDO’S AMBULANCE SPARE PARTS CABAL USED DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO PROCURE THE 307 WILDLY INFLATED AMBULANCES IN A US$108MILLION HEIST
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