General News of Tuesday, 27 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Attorney General has raised an alarm surrounding the controversial Sputnik V Vaccine• The Russian made vaccine was procured by the Ministry of Health• According to the Attorney General, some clauses in the contract is biased towards governmentThe Attorney General, Godfred Dame, has said that parts of the clauses in the Sputnik Vaccines contract unfairly implicate government. Godfred Dame noted that the contract was “ambiguous, vague and skewed against the buyer (government), suggesting that the agreement be amended, a report by JoyNews revealed. Government has been under pressure following the confusion surrounding the procurement of $64million Russian Spuknik V vaccines few months ago. The Attorney General in response, noted that the contract, despite already signed prior to the submission for review, had not gone through Parliament for approval to ensure its validity. Meanwhile, the Health Minister has been subjected to a probe by the Afenyo-led Committee in Parliament over the botched vaccine deal.


Source:   GhanaWeb
July 27, 2021 12:22 UTC