Member of Parliament for Juaboso constituency who doubles as the Ranking Member of the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has said that the health Minister’s decision before the purchase of infamous Sputnik V Vaccine is harmful to the interest of the countr.
He said it surprising that the health minister was able to approve the GHC16 million budget to procure the vaccine with Parliamentary approval-this he says makes the Finance minister a threat to the country’s economy.
“our minister responsible for finance is a threat to our economy. And I say so because if you go to page 101, the man has made a payment of GHC16 million to procure vaccines outside this country. Without insisting on the required procedure,” Mr. Akandoh said in Parliament.
This didn’t sit well with Mr. Yaw Boamah who was also in Parliament hence saying; “Mr. Speaker, I think you made a referral to a special committee investigating this matter. This is a prejudicial statement from a member of that committee and he must recuse himself from that committee before the report comes to this house.”
Commenting on Mr. Akandoh’s comment the speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin said Mr. Akandoh’s personal views do not represent the ad hoc committee.