News:
March 14, 2014
Minority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has sworn to cause Parliament to re-probe a commercial agreement of $306 million between the Government and Bouygues Bartiment International to expand the Ridge Hospital in Accra.
The project is being funded by the Exim Bank and HSBC Bank of the United States of America.
As part of the renovation, Ridge Hospital will be expanded from a 200-bed facility to a 420-bed capacity hospital, while departments such as Imaging, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Accident and Emergency, Neonatal, Intensive Care, Burns, Pharmacy and Laboratory, will all be expanded.
The House last month approved the deal paving way for the purchase of equipment and rehabilitation works to begin.
The agreement was cleared by the Parliamentary Sub-committee on Health leading to subsequent approval by the house.
But, the Minority Leader, Mr Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, Thursday claimed on the Floor of Parliament that while he was out of the country with the Majority Leader Dr Benjamin Kunbour the agreement which he believes lacks adequate due diligence was approved by the Minority.
Accordingly he told the Speaker, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho that the agreement will have to be brought back to the House for re-examination as it is not in the best interest of Ghana.
Mr Mensah-Bonsu emphasised that a deal that will cause the country to lose $85 million was fraudulent and “untenable”.
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