Sputnik V vaccine scandal: Sammy Gyamfi calls for Ofori-Atta’s head with Agyeman-Manu

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi is calling for the head of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, over the botched Sputnik V vaccine deal.

In a circular released by the legal practitioner sighted by Ghanasonline.com, Mr. Gyamfi says he is petrified over the pressure being mounted on only the Health Minister to resign, whilst the main culprit at the centre of the scandal, Ken Ofori-Atta, is being left off the hook.

He says the Finance Minister’s refusal to seek parliamentary approval before paying the money to the Dubai Sheik is a breach as immense as the Health Minister’s, and must therefore go the drain with Mr. Agyeman-Manu.

“Why are we over-concentrating on the Health Minister in the discussion about the botched Sputnik Vaccine Supply deal when the chief culprit is none other than the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, who without Parliamentary approval, paid a whopping 160 billion old Ghana cedis to the Dubai Sheikh,” Mr. Gyamfi codified.

Furthering his reasons for the dismissal of the Finance Minister, he penned “this is the same person who without any transparent selection process, engaged and paid his own company, Enterprise Insurance a whopping 110 billion old Ghana cedis as COVID-19 insurance premium for health workers.”

“Why is no one calling for the head of this corrupt Finance Minister? Is it because he is the cousin of the President?,” he quizzed.

The NDC scribbler has also expressed the need for a bi-partisan probe by the legislature, to check all Covid-19 related expenditure government has incurred since the pandemic’s emergence.

“The reckless conduct of Ken Ofori Atta in paying millions of Ghana cedis for an unlawful Vaccine Supply contract makes it imperative that Parliament immediately conducts a bi-partisan probe into the entire government expenditure on COVID-19 and related matters. But even before that, #KenOforiAttaMustResign,” he stated.

Several calls have come for the resignation of Health Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, otherwise he is sacked for the Sputnik V vaccine contract he signed with the Dubai Sheikh that foiled over legislative breaches and exorbitant cost of the jabs.

Minority in Parliament opened the calls with private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, adding his voice.

Pressure group, OccupyGhana has also asked for all culprits in the scandal to be punished aside from the resignation or sacking of the Health Minister.

Source: Ghanasonline.com