5 highlights in Ablakwa’s $34.9 million ambulance spare parts exposé

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Johnny 1 year ago

The only reason Ablakwa Okudjeto is crying foul is bcoz the service company is own by a Ghanaian.Probably NPP govt shd have given it to Silver Star Auto or CFAO own by Lebanese or French.That amount he is quoting would be pea ...
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The only reason Ablakwa Okudjeto is crying foul is bcoz the service company is own by a Ghanaian.Probably NPP govt shd have given it to Silver Star Auto or CFAO own by Lebanese or French.That amount he is quoting would be peanuts if given to those companies to service 307units Mercedes Benz Ambulances which have been over-used for 7yrs.
Rascony 1 year ago

Jonny, was that all you say about this scandal? Did you read well and fully understand the details? Did you realize the evidences provided? Did Ablakwa work at the Audit General department? Clear 5 days ti leave you chose t ...
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Jonny, was that all you say about this scandal? Did you read well and fully understand the details? Did you realize the evidences provided? Did Ablakwa work at the Audit General department? Clear 5 days ti leave you chose to stock your bread basket at the expense of Ghanaians. The point is that it is a criminal deal and must be condemned. If you have nothing to say sensibly, get a toothpaste and toothbrush and sanitize your mouth with dirty galamsey polluted water. You're not qualified to comment on this issue.
Johnny 1 year ago

You can't even put your thought across how would you understand the issue yet you're insulting.Payments at the Ministry goes thru several processes b4 it gets to the minister.If Ablakwa feels there was wrong doing as an MP he ...
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You can't even put your thought across how would you understand the issue yet you're insulting.Payments at the Ministry goes thru several processes b4 it gets to the minister.If Ablakwa feels there was wrong doing as an MP he knows where to go.
Me 1 year ago

Please how old are you? Assuming maturity is measured by age...

Please how old are you? Assuming maturity is measured by age...
Quran is toilet paper 1 year ago

I spit on sick dog prophet mohammed

I spit on sick dog prophet mohammed
Stephen Donkor, New York. I’ll 1 year ago

@ Resconi THERE IS NO SCANDAL HERE, OKAY READ THE REPORT ON MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC.

ABLAKWA SHOULD BE ARRESTED FOR HIS ATTEMPT TO SET GHANA ABLAZE WITH LIES, JUST LIKE WHAT JJ RAWLINGS DID IN 1979. GHANAIANS SHOULD R ...
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@ Resconi THERE IS NO SCANDAL HERE, OKAY READ THE REPORT ON MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC.

ABLAKWA SHOULD BE ARRESTED FOR HIS ATTEMPT TO SET GHANA ABLAZE WITH LIES, JUST LIKE WHAT JJ RAWLINGS DID IN 1979. GHANAIANS SHOULD READ MY OWN LENGTHY RESEARCH ON THE COST OF AMBULANCES AROUND THE WORLD.

Apr 7, 2015 — It costs over $200,000 to get a modern ambulance on the road. 'This includes the cost of the vehicle itself along with a variety of hi-tech ...the cost of 12 ambulances as given by this business news of the Sunlive News First was estimated $ 2.4m, for the 12 new ambulances that St John Hospital, one of the hospitals in the US made the order for in 2015.

St John are seeking around $2.4 million to buy 12 new ambulances that will be used by frontline paramedics to provide lifesaving care to people who are seriously sick or injured.The new ambulances are the focus of this year's Annual Appeal campaign, which was launched yesterday.

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My own investigations actually gave some insight into how much a new ambulance cost in 2015. And that’s in the US. So why makes Ablakwa think that a new ambulance will cost less than $ 150, 000 a piece? I expect the government of Akufo-Addo to investigate this and if Ablakwa is found to lying I myself I drag to court for his attempt to set Ghana ablaze with his lies.
Johnny, you very stupid. be quite there 1 1 year ago

Who is this useless idiot

Who is this useless idiot
Check transfers to Nigeria US UK Dubai India 1 year ago

Please just check all transfers in and out of the country check all everything companies owned by people connected to government in government check Amsterdam check anywhere they have built relations anywhere they have travel ...
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Please just check all transfers in and out of the country check all everything companies owned by people connected to government in government check Amsterdam check anywhere they have built relations anywhere they have travelled the money must not leave if it’s our tax money it not leave
Salt 1 year ago

You're a MORON! You pea brain doesn't tell you that spending over USD100K on spare parts for one ambulance is bonkers? I want to meet your parents.

You're a MORON! You pea brain doesn't tell you that spending over USD100K on spare parts for one ambulance is bonkers? I want to meet your parents.
CECILLIA DAPPAAH 1 year ago

Johnny, WO MAAME TWE W'ATE. DOES IT MEAN YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CONTRACT, OR YOU'RE JUST BEING MISCHIEVOUS.? WHY AM I EVEN WORRYING MYSELF ON A PARTY DOUCHEBAG LIKE YOU. KWASEA HUNU.

Johnny, WO MAAME TWE W'ATE. DOES IT MEAN YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CONTRACT, OR YOU'RE JUST BEING MISCHIEVOUS.? WHY AM I EVEN WORRYING MYSELF ON A PARTY DOUCHEBAG LIKE YOU. KWASEA HUNU.
Kwaku 1 year ago

34,904,505 USA Dollars divided by 307units is 113,696 USA Dollars and not 113,695,456 Dollars(113.7Million Dollars).This Ablakwa story is just politics meant to confuse the public looking at the Mathematics.We were told the a ...
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34,904,505 USA Dollars divided by 307units is 113,696 USA Dollars and not 113,695,456 Dollars(113.7Million Dollars).This Ablakwa story is just politics meant to confuse the public looking at the Mathematics.We were told the amount quoted was total cost of repairs over a period(2yrs) so why this confusion.By the way One(1) Mercedes Benz Sprinter Ambulance is around 750,000 EUROS so just convert it into Dollars and multiply it by 307 to see how much it cost to buy new ones.
Rascony 1 year ago

Kwaku, stop the deception and manipulation of facts and figures. Check your digits or decimals, you can get even great value Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Ambulance around $75,000 and NOT 750. 000 you misrepresented. This jandam mu ...
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Kwaku, stop the deception and manipulation of facts and figures. Check your digits or decimals, you can get even great value Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Ambulance around $75,000 and NOT 750. 000 you misrepresented. This jandam must stopped
Kwaku 1 year ago

Take your 75,000 Dollars to Silver Star Auto or CFAO and see whether you can buy that type of Sprinter Ambulance.TOO MANY IGNORANT FOOLS IN NDC.

Take your 75,000 Dollars to Silver Star Auto or CFAO and see whether you can buy that type of Sprinter Ambulance.TOO MANY IGNORANT FOOLS IN NDC.
Kermit 1 year ago

Kwaku stop being an idiot. How can you defend such pure thievery. We work so hard to pay huge taxes to this government and they spend the money anyhow and you come here to write trash! This is how the NDC was voted out and st ...
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Kwaku stop being an idiot. How can you defend such pure thievery. We work so hard to pay huge taxes to this government and they spend the money anyhow and you come here to write trash! This is how the NDC was voted out and still in opposition. It’s my prayer that same way the NPP will be voted out and stay in opposition forever or for a very long time. Nana Addo has destroyed the party!
Kojo : RE Kwaku & Johnny 1 year ago

Whichever way one looks at it, the fact that your poor sinful senses can't seem to smell the reeking stench of this matter and the fact that you, without cause or evidence, attribute others with superior moral and reasoning c ...
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Whichever way one looks at it, the fact that your poor sinful senses can't seem to smell the reeking stench of this matter and the fact that you, without cause or evidence, attribute others with superior moral and reasoning capabilities as "NDC fools", clearly identifies you either as a beneficiary or an active member of the NPP kleptocracy. Do you not feel any shame or remorse about what you are? At the very least, don't you feel any sympathy for the 30 million odd Ghanaians wallowing in abject and lethal poverty due to the massive thievery of our resources by a criminal gang posing as politicians?
We don't know a cow is sensible than you kwaku. You re sick ! 1 year ago

We don't know a cow is sensible than you kwaku. You re sick !

We don't know a cow is sensible than you kwaku. You re sick !
Kk 1 year ago

You are a liar. The maximum price is 95000 Euros. Thieves

You are a liar. The maximum price is 95000 Euros. Thieves
Kwaku, be fair to yourself. The law of kama ll judge us all. Are we thinking at all ? We can just say anything in the name of politics 1 year ago

Kwaku, be fair to yourself. The law of kama ll judge us all. Are we thinking at all ? We can just say anything in the name of politics

Kwaku, be fair to yourself. The law of kama ll judge us all. Are we thinking at all ? We can just say anything in the name of politics
CECILLIA DAPPAAH 1 year ago

ARE YOU SAYING $113,000 FOR SPARE PARTS FOR JUST ONE VEHICLE US SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T INVESTIGATED OR RIDICULED? ADEN NA MO MU BI AGYIMI SAA? MO YE NKWASEAFUOR TOO MUCH. BECAUSE OF YOUR IDIOTIC PARTY POLITICS YOU PEOPLE CA ...
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ARE YOU SAYING $113,000 FOR SPARE PARTS FOR JUST ONE VEHICLE US SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T INVESTIGATED OR RIDICULED? ADEN NA MO MU BI AGYIMI SAA? MO YE NKWASEAFUOR TOO MUCH. BECAUSE OF YOUR IDIOTIC PARTY POLITICS YOU PEOPLE CAN'T REASON ANYMORE LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN SHOULD. IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU THOSE IDIOTS HAVE THE APPETITE TO SYPHON PUBLIC FUNDS LEFT RIGHT TOP AND DOWN. NKWASEAFUOR WEI MO NYINAA HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. MO NYINAA MAAME TWE. MMOA.
This Ablakwa is always making allegations without facts baby with sharp teeth never tell the truth always lying 1 year ago

This Ablakwa is always making allegations without facts baby with sharp teeth never tell the truth always lying

This Ablakwa is always making allegations without facts baby with sharp teeth never tell the truth always lying
Ghana is rule by arm robberies. Hon Ablakwa keep it up. God bless and protect you. 1 year ago

Ghana is rule by arm robberies. Hon Ablakwa keep it up. God bless and protect you.

Ghana is rule by arm robberies. Hon Ablakwa keep it up. God bless and protect you.
Enam 1 year ago

My son is enjoying fshs.i will vote for npp ,so that the policy can continue

My son is enjoying fshs.i will vote for npp ,so that the policy can continue
Salt 1 year ago

WAHAHAHAHAHA You poor soul. Receive wisdom IJN

WAHAHAHAHAHA You poor soul. Receive wisdom IJN
Kojo : RE Enam 1 year ago

It seems you had better follow your son and join him in FSHS classes so that one day, hopefully, you will be educated enough to read and understand that free basic education is a directive in the constitution of Ghana and not ...
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It seems you had better follow your son and join him in FSHS classes so that one day, hopefully, you will be educated enough to read and understand that free basic education is a directive in the constitution of Ghana and not an exclusive initiative of the disastrous performance of the govt in power.

More than 60 years ago, "our" great Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah established the totally free, better organized and excellent-performing "cradle to grave" socialist education system which current neoliberal inclined politicians are belatedly and I must say, shamelessly trying to copy - albeit, very poorly.

So if it is only because of your poor knowledge of the history of free education in Ghana, you intend to vote for the NPP govt, then think again.
Pk 1 year ago

You're illiterate

You're illiterate
Bestbuy Ent 1 year ago

Buy your catfish fingerlings from us to start your business. And also get after service support to help you succeed .0557430128~**_

Buy your catfish fingerlings from us to start your business. And also get after service support to help you succeed .0557430128~**_
Sam 1 year ago

Well it is looking like ablakwa has his eyes on the presidency and he will probably win it in the future.
It is clear he is a hard working man.
Actions speak.

Well it is looking like ablakwa has his eyes on the presidency and he will probably win it in the future.
It is clear he is a hard working man.
Actions speak.
World 1 year ago

So ablakwa hopes for breakdown of the ambiances to make politics of that his own home he makes renovations and plan for nex renovation he should stop that nonsense if his party doesn’t have anything for Ghana should stop th ...
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So ablakwa hopes for breakdown of the ambiances to make politics of that his own home he makes renovations and plan for nex renovation he should stop that nonsense if his party doesn’t have anything for Ghana should stop that junky politics
Ajax 1 year ago

When the NDC comes to power, I hope they will investigate and prosecute all the allegations this guy is making against Ghanaian businessmen and government officials. It seems to me that his actions are more about propaganda a ...
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When the NDC comes to power, I hope they will investigate and prosecute all the allegations this guy is making against Ghanaian businessmen and government officials. It seems to me that his actions are more about propaganda and populism than genuine efforts to fight for the nation and recover stolen assets. If he truly wants to fight corruption and recover stolen assets, he should broaden his efforts to include assets stolen from previous governments as well. I would fully support him if he pursued a more comprehensive approach, but what he is doing now seems like selective justice.
Kojo : RE Ajax 1 year ago

He is championing or pushing for a law to be established by Parliament that would make all acquisitions of state property by high profile politicians illegal.

Populism and propaganda? Are you serious? You mean when this o ...
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He is championing or pushing for a law to be established by Parliament that would make all acquisitions of state property by high profile politicians illegal.

Populism and propaganda? Are you serious? You mean when this outstanding and courageous young man has instituted moves out of which the people of Ghana will be able to recover billions - not millions, of dollars worth of stolen wealth from dishonest politicians, this amounts to propaganda and populism? Are you by any chance aware that we are in the 21st century? Wake up my friend.
Ajax 1 year ago

Let's wait and see when they come to power. All these alleged scandal works will come to a halt after they deceive Ghanaians into voting for them. We've seen this before during Kuffour's time. They smeared him with all kinds ...
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Let's wait and see when they come to power. All these alleged scandal works will come to a halt after they deceive Ghanaians into voting for them. We've seen this before during Kuffour's time. They smeared him with all kinds of corruption, but as soon as they got into office, they couldn't prosecute anyone in his government. Later, they went to apologize to him and admitted it was all political talk.
The Spear 1 year ago

Kufuor the jumbo-size bandit wasn't corrupt? You're a bleeding arsehole, do you understand?!

The crook (Gizelle Yajzi's cavalier) stuffed the exceedingly corrupt courts so no one expected it was going to be the perfect swe ...
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Kufuor the jumbo-size bandit wasn't corrupt? You're a bleeding arsehole, do you understand?!

The crook (Gizelle Yajzi's cavalier) stuffed the exceedingly corrupt courts so no one expected it was going to be the perfect sweet-scented rose garden after he left. We know what ensued. Stupid Hammerhead Akufo-Addo is just tearing pages from his master.

Did we need Jubilee House? How was Kufuor better than those who ruled from the Castle? Look, the initial contract for that ugly building was $38 million (Which was deemed outrageous and unnecessary). At the end of that building however, it was announced the cost rocketed to $120 million! Charlie, what constituted the excess amount, except it went to someone's pocket?

How about Ghana@50, where luxurious cars were bought because "Invitees would need them", all the cars disappeared after the celebrations and hitherto, no account was rendered to anyone despite the numerous calls by Ghanaians to the presidency and those directly involved like stupid Tarzan and Mpiani.

Even the Woyomegate was because of Kufuor's greed. First, that contract shouldn't have gone to Woyome (when they all knew he had no direct source of funding), but they all closed eyes on the deal and eschewed competitive bidding.

It was, and still my belief very scheming Woyome's initial intention and strategy was to cause delay in the construction of the stadiums that would bait Kufuor into taking the unilateral decision of reawarding the contract to the Chinese, even though Osafo Marfo warned about the judgment debt.

Thief Kufuor isn't corrupt? What an insult from a stunted brain and lose talker. You must have hibernated on the moon during Kufuor's tenure of office!
Jerry 1 year ago

No wonder most Ghanaians are starving. We entrusted the country into the hands of thieves. It will take a long time to bring Ghanaians out of the pit into which government corruption has sank us, even if there is a change of ...
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No wonder most Ghanaians are starving. We entrusted the country into the hands of thieves. It will take a long time to bring Ghanaians out of the pit into which government corruption has sank us, even if there is a change of government.
Yaw 1 year ago

Have you checked the criminal John Domelo and his 2 stolen State vehicles? Have you checked Dzifa Ativor and her massive bus rebranding scandal? NDC fiafitors. Criminal unpatriotic motherfucker beasts. Ablakwa shut your stin ...
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Have you checked the criminal John Domelo and his 2 stolen State vehicles? Have you checked Dzifa Ativor and her massive bus rebranding scandal? NDC fiafitors. Criminal unpatriotic motherfucker beasts. Ablakwa shut your stinky mouth ok.
The Spear 1 year ago

They got the vehicles back from Dumelo before he repainted them. He should have been indicted or at least, investigated.

They got the vehicles back from Dumelo before he repainted them. He should have been indicted or at least, investigated.
ADD 1 year ago

What a country!

What a country!
THE HUNGRY LIONS 1 year ago

POLITICAL WORLD CUP... NDC LOOKING FOR EQUALITY.....WHERE IS THE SCORE BOARD..?

POLITICAL WORLD CUP... NDC LOOKING FOR EQUALITY.....WHERE IS THE SCORE BOARD..?
Ablakwa is always making allegations without facts 1 year ago

Ablakwa is always making allegations without facts

Ablakwa is always making allegations without facts
Peace maker 1 year ago

Ghanaians are suffering while only few are enjoying and looting taxpayers money, i just pray those corrupt appointees end up with illness that has no cure and stroke... Akronfuor mu Akronfuor paaa

Ghanaians are suffering while only few are enjoying and looting taxpayers money, i just pray those corrupt appointees end up with illness that has no cure and stroke... Akronfuor mu Akronfuor paaa
Koku Anyidoho 1 year ago

So this is the reason why he and his cousin wanted to get JakpA imprisoned so that when NDC is prosecuting Ken Ofori Atta he will say is witch-hunting because they imprisoned Dr Atto FORSON and Jakpa.

So this is the reason why he and his cousin wanted to get JakpA imprisoned so that when NDC is prosecuting Ken Ofori Atta he will say is witch-hunting because they imprisoned Dr Atto FORSON and Jakpa.
Kwame 1 year ago

He knows where to go…the courts?
Okay. A time is coming and very soon, when the packed courts won’t matter anymore.
The youths of Ghana will be the courts.

He knows where to go…the courts?
Okay. A time is coming and very soon, when the packed courts won’t matter anymore.
The youths of Ghana will be the courts.
Afro Moses 1 year ago

So where is the signing dossier to prove Ablakwa nonsense?only imbeciles and fools will believe this nonsense coming from Ghanaweb.

So where is the signing dossier to prove Ablakwa nonsense?only imbeciles and fools will believe this nonsense coming from Ghanaweb.

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