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The Minority in Parliament have begun the processes for the sacking of the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu.
The 137 parliamentarians have all signed a motion or the removal of Mr. Agyemang-Manu who doubles as the member of parliament for Dormaa Central.
The motion was submitted on Wednesday, February 16 via a memorandum to the Speaker of Parliament.[ads2]
The minority have accused the Health Minister for undertaking a business transaction without prior approval of Parliament contrary to Article 81 of the 1992 Constitution.
They have also accused the Dormaa Central MP of signing a procurement agreement without prior approval of the Board of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA).[ads3]
Mr. Agyemang-Manu has also been accused of dishonesty, telling the Committee of Health that he procured the Sputnik-V vaccines at an ex-factory price of $10 per dose when they were really procured at $19 and $18.5 per dose.
The Health Minister is also accused of fibbing and misrepresenting under oath, having made a $2.85 million initial payment to the private office of Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum when he told an ad hoc committee that no payment had been made.[ads4]
“The above conduct, being in direct breach of the Constitution and laws passed by this Honourable House, the Minister of Health be removed from office as Minister by a vote of Censure passed in accordance with article 82 of the Constitution.”
When he appeared before the nine-member bi-partisan committee on the procurement of the Sputnik-V vaccines, Mr Agyemang-Manu said he was not himself when he took the decision because the country was in dire straits due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[ads5]
