North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that President Akufo-Addo’s two daughters are allegedly connected to Service Ghana Auto Group Limited, the company embroiled in a contentious $34.9 million ambulance spare parts deal.
Mr. Ablakwa, who exposed the deal and petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor for an investigation into potential corruption, shared new documents on Facebook on Wednesday, July 24.
These documents suggest the company received favorable treatment due to its ties with the president’s daughters.
According to Mr. Ablakwa, the company received $10 million in February this year after the former Finance Minister approved payment five days before leaving office.
The Auditor-General’s report uncovered that Service Ghana Auto Group Limited was engaged and paid illegally for eight months prior to the official contract.
Furthermore, the company was instructed to provide maintenance services in January 2020, even though it was not incorporated until April 24, 2020. Despite these findings, the government proceeded with a new $34.9 million spare parts deal, which Mr. Ablakwa deems as evidence of procurement breaches and inflated invoices.
Mr. Ablakwa’s investigations revealed a close business relationship between one of the company’s directors, Stephen Okoro, and the president’s daughters, Gyankroma and Edwina Akufo-Addo.
He cited multiple instances of business partnerships among them, including SFO Initiatives Limited and Goodbox Limited. He suggested that familial interests motivated the Finance Minister’s approval of the deal.
Mr. Ablakwa emphasized that this preferential treatment undermined procurement laws, and he urged the Special Prosecutor to investigate further to prevent the remaining $24.9 million payment.
