North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that three individuals linked to the controversial ambulance scandal involving President Akufo-Addo’s daughters left Ghana just days before the December 7, 2024, elections.
In a social media post on December 12, Mr.
Ablakwa named Stephen Okoro, Frank Agyekum Boateng, and Vivian Oppong Kyekyeku as key figures in the deal who have allegedly fled the country.
He revealed, “Unimpeachable tracking and impeccable parliamentary oversight confirms that they flew out of Ghana a few days before last Saturday’s presidential and parliamentary elections.”
Details of departure:
According to the MP, Stephen Okoro, a business associate of Gyankroma and Edwina Akufo-Addo, departed on November 27, 2024, aboard British Airways flight BA2066 to the UK.
Okoro reportedly used two passports, one Nigerian and one Ghanaian.
Frank Agyekum Boateng, another key figure, reportedly traveled to Washington on November 26 via United Airlines flight UA3010.
Vivian Oppong Kyekyeku, linked to Luxury World Auto Group Limited, left on August 31, 2024, on a Delta flight to New York, presenting both Ghanaian and US passports.
The ambulance spare parts scandal:
The ambulance spare parts scandal centres on a $34.9 million deal allegedly orchestrated to favor Service Ghana Auto Group Limited, a company connected to Stephen Okoro and indirectly to the President’s daughters.
The Auditor-General’s findings uncovered procurement breaches, inflated invoices, and illegal contracts awarded before the company’s official incorporation.
Service Ghana Auto Group reportedly received payments totaling GHS115.3 million between 2020 and 2023 and an additional $10 million in
February 2024, even as other contractors struggled to get paid.
The procurement of 307 ambulances under a $54.3 million deal was allegedly grossly inflated by over $29.7 million.
According to Ablakwa, “The wickedly padded figure is more than the actual cost of all 307 ambulances.”
Ablakwa has filed a petition with the Office of the Special Prosecutor and urged Ghana’s international partners to track down the three individuals. “They can run, but they surely can’t hide. Judgment day has come,” he asserted.
The MP has vowed to fight what he described as “nepotistic state capture,” stating, “Nothing will stop us from defeating this blatant corruption.”
