Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, the Dubai-based businessman the Ministry of Health contacted for the botched procurement of 300,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine has refunded an amount of 2,470,000 to Ghana as promised.
The businessman in another letter dated August 11, 2021, informed the Ministry he had refunded the money to the designated account he was asked to send the money into.
He has therefore requested a receipt of payment once the money has been credited into the Government of Ghana account.
The letter also expressed readiness to work with the Ministry and the government of Ghana to enhance our bilateral trade.
The Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman-Manu had written to the Sheikh demanding a refund.
A letter dated August 2, 2021, and signed by the Minister requested a refund of the amount paid for undelivered doses of the vaccine.
Mr. Kwaku Agyemang Manu in the letter said, “By this letter, I also wish to formally request for the refund of the remaining amount for the non-supplied doses, which should be the total amount paid to your office minus the amount due for the 20,000 doses you already supplied, in line with your earlier e-mail dated 25th July 2021 in which it was affirmed that on the 13th of April 2021, funds were transferred into your accounts as fifty percent (50%) advance for the initial batch of 300,000 doses.”
The businessman has agreed to refund the said amount to Ghana.
By: Rainbowradioonline
