News:
April 2, 2026
The former Minister for Health under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, is to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to answer questions relating to infractions uncovered during the ongoing government probe into the GHC68 billion financial irregularities.
At the latest sitting of the PAC, it was revealed that a mobilisation fee of GHC20 million—representing 15 percent of the total contract sum—was paid to a contractor for the construction of a Parliamentary Service Hospital. However, the contractor, identified as Sienna Services, failed to execute the project.
The contract, which was awarded in late 2024, was signed on behalf of the Government of Ghana by Dr. Oko Boye, with the former Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, Alhaji Hafiz Adam, serving as witness. The signing reportedly took place on December 31, 2024—just days before the change of government.
During the PAC hearing, officials from the Ministry of Health explained that Sienna Services had attributed their inability to commence work to a change in the project’s location. According to the ministry, the site was initially designated to be within the parliamentary enclave but was later moved to the National Security compound. The project stalled because the new site has yet to be formally handed over to the contractor.
Further, Sienna Services informed the ministry that the GHC20 million mobilisation fee had already been utilised for project design, technical planning, site assessment, consultancy services, as well as the arrangement of bonds, guarantees, and insurance policies.
In light of these developments, the PAC summoned Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, former Chief Director Alhaji Hafiz Adam, the ministry’s Accountant, and the former Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund to provide detailed explanations. The committee is expected to scrutinise whether the payment complied with the Public Procurement Act and whether due diligence was exercised before the contract was signed.
The GHC68 billion government probe, which has been ongoing for several weeks, has already exposed numerous financial irregularities across various state institutions. The case of the Parliamentary Service Hospital has become one of the most closely watched items on the committee’s agenda.
Dominic Shirimori/Ghanamps.com