Richard Jakpa is said to have used his company Jakpa at Business to present a proposal to the Ministry of Health for the supply of 200 Ambulances to the Government.
The three have been dragged to the Accra High Court by the Attorney-General on five counts of willfully causing financial loss to the State, abetment to willfully causing financial loss to the State, contravention of the Public Procurement Act, and intentionally misapplying public property.
The country incurred a $2.4 million loss after 30 Ambulances were procured in 2014 by the Ministry of Health, but were later found to be faulty.
With 200 Ambulances originally supposed to be purchased, the government suspended the deal after the ones which had been delivered did not meet the required specifications.
Dr. Forson had earlier stated that the Finance Ministry at the time only “issued at sight letters of credit” on behalf of the Health Ministry after they had put in a request.
The Ministry of Finance also instructed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to pay for the bank charges accrued to the Bank of Ghana as a result of the issuance of letters of credit on behalf of the Ministry of Health.
