Embattled Health Minister Kweku Agyeman-Manu in his first press release after the brouhaha surrounding the botched procurement of Sputnik-V vaccines from Sheikh Al-Maktoum says he has been observing the national interest surrounding his role in the deal. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu said his actions since his assumption of office have been to “protect the public purse at … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has endured a lot of suffering at the Ministry. Speaking amidst laughter, the President however acknowledged the Minister is one of the illustrious sons from the Bono Region who has served well in his administration. Although the President did not specifically comment about the … Read more
Pressure has been piling on the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, to resign over Ghana’s botched Sputnik V vaccine procurement deal. This comes after an ad-hoc parliamentary committee tasked to probe the deal recommended that efforts should be made to retrieve over GHS16 million expended as part of the deal. The Minority in Parliament for instance … Read more
After over three weeks of work, the 9-member ad-hoc committee constituted by Parliament to investigate circumstances surrounding the botched Sputnik V vaccine procurement deal submitted its report to the House on Friday, August 6, 2021. The committee in its work engaged with the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, officials from the Bank of Ghana, … Read more
Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako Jnr., wants the government to re-examine its agreement to purchase Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines from S. L Global Limited as suppliers. He says the government’s attempts to procure the vaccines by resorting to middlemen on face value lacks transparency, and that further details … Read more