General News of Friday, 9 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOn April 9, 2014, the Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament vowed to investigate a US$306 million Ridge Hospital expansion project. The minority caucus indicated their preparedness to file for a motion of rescission to compel Parliament to recall the commercial agreement of the project for further interrogation. Parliament on April 1, 2014, approved the US$306million commercial agreement between the government and Messrs. Bouygues Bartiment International for the design, construction, procurement, and installation of equipment for the rehabilitation of the Ridge Hospital in Accra. What was more worrying, the Minority NPP noted, was the Ministry of Health’s stance to still enter negotiations with Bouygues Batiment International, despite the numerous advice from Crown Agents to tread cautiously. Notwithstanding the minority’s stance, the approval of the commercial agreement to expand the Ridge Hospital at a cost of US$306million has also incurred the wrath of some section of the general public as well as some civil society organisations.

Source: GhanaWeb April 09, 2021 13:07 UTC