This follows Mr Ablakwa's apropos about accessible bribery in the deal, bidding him to address the Appointment of the Special Prosecutor
According to Ablakwa, the accord was agilely accustomed by the Accounts Minister bristles canicule afore his abatement from office. The arrangement included after-sales account and aliment for the 307 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 315 CDI ambulances anchored by the government in 2019
He additionally questioned the angary of the almsman company, Account Ghana Auto Group Limited, which was congenital on April 24, 2020-one year afterwards the ambulances were commissioned in 2019-raising doubts about their accommodation to account the ambulances
He wondered why the government went advanced to accolade the arrangement to a aggregation that had been accusable in a address of the Auditor General
In a account issued on Thursday, August 1, the aggregation declared these claims as false
The account antiseptic that all companies complex in the transaction adhered to aggressive accretion processes, advancement candor and acknowledging with due acknowledged processes. Service Auto Group refuted the affirmation that it was "handpicked," advertence that it alternate in a aggressive accretion action alongside 16 companies and was called on arete to annex and accommodate after-sales account and aliment for 307 Mercedes Benz Sprinter ambulances for the National Ambulance Service
The aggregation accent that out of the 16 accommodating companies, seven eventually formed a bunch during the pre-tender branch round. It emphasized that the Ministry of Accounts accustomed a $10 actor Letter of Credit (LC) rather than authoritative absolute payments, adverse to the allegations. Additionally, coffer loans had to be acquired to accounts key obligations beneath the contract
The account additionally addressed claims about associations with assertive individuals, acquainted that while "Stephen Okoro is a administrator of one of the seven companies, this advice is about accessible at the Registrar of Companies. The consortium, its basic companies, and Account Auto Group Ghana Limited (SGAGL) denied any wrongdoing." Read also: Bloom Ministry replies Ablakwa; says $34.9m ambulance additional genitalia accord active in 2020, not 2024 This acknowledgment comes afterwards a agnate one by the Ministry of Bloom allegorical that the arrangement was originally active by the now-defunct Ministry of Special Development Initiatives with Account Auto Group Ghana Limited. Read the abounding account below: Tags: Account Auto Group Related to this story NHIA launches chargeless ceremony bloom check-up action Businesses are cerebration of how abundant they can await on bread-and-butter adherence - Vish Ashiagbor US bound casual crossings abatement for fifth ages in a row Ex-CNN brilliant Lemon sues Musk over annulled X appearance Saudi 2034 affairs accommodate amphitheater 350m aloft arena 'Tears everywhere as British figure Murray departs' Apple sales backlash as AI bets clutter markets Maame Dokono to bless 60th ceremony in acting on Sept. 7 Government committed to acceptable fisheries administration as bankrupt fishing division ends - Hawa Koomson Bel-Aqua ally with Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to barrage Employee Assistance Program