Audio Attachment: Listen to Abu Jinapor in an interview on Peace FM's 'kokrokoo' |
Deputy Chief of Staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has denied pressurizing the CEO of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Felix Anyah into giving a revenue-collection contract to another institution for financial favours.
Kwame Asare, aka A-Plus, accused Abu Jinapor and Francis Asenso-Boakye, all Deputy Chiefs of Staff, of being corrupt because they forced the Korle-Bu CEO to give a revenue-collection contract to uniBank after the same contract had been given to a wholly-foreign-owned bank.
A-Plus’ allegation was described as “baseless” and “without merit” by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) which probed the issue after it was referred to them by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
However, a leaked audiotape of a conversation between A-Plus and Deputy Chief of the CID, ACP Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has emerged raising questions on the credibility of the report or conclusion drawn by the CID.
As far as the Korle-Bu issue is concerned, Jinapor said he never influenced Korle-Bu to revert the contract to uniBank in exchange for financial favours.
"First of all, there was no question about giving a contract, that’s number one. It was about a process to lead to selecting a bank to collect revenue at Korle-Bu and a complaint was that the process was sole-sourced. If you want, and even if you interrogated uniBank’s account, it will even not fall within the bracket of sole-sourcing because in sole-sourcing, you would still have to go to the procurement authority for permission and if it is restrictive tendering, you still … and I tend to have a bit of appreciation of these matters because I tend to deal with those matters at our office, so it had nothing to do with giving a contract to a particular bank. It had everything to do with process so you couldn’t even have gone to tell Korle-Bu that ‘give uniBank a contract’ and the truth is that we don’t even need to split hairs about it, I mean I spoke to Dr Anyah for 1min:30secs" he told Kwami Sefa Kayi in an interview on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" Friday.
The deputy Chief of Staff further stated that he does not intend taking any legal action against A-Plus over the corruption allegation the latter levelled against him since Ghanaians are discerning enough and can better judge the issue on its own merit.
Click on the audio above to listen to the entire interview.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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This whole corruption allegations cannot be far fetched. This so called presidential staffer is the originator of this corruption thing. Why didn't he reports this recordings to his bosses, Jinapo and Asenso rather, than to Awuku? He is pushing A plus. He wants to sabotage his bosses with the support from some NPP big wigs who are having problems with the two accused staffers. A Plus is just a tool been used. Kennedy Agyapong and others are behind this A plus ***barred word***. It a sabotage by same NPP people loitering around the presidency.
who the stupiiiid hell does A plus think he is? what did he do for the npp? that guy is a f0000l..he really needs to be sanctioned. all the contracts giving to him has to be taken....idiii00000t
The Jinapor's are like the Ayew's. And to A-plus the guy is too Greedy.Mr. Prez. please get these get out of your way as soon as possible. And to Jinapor if you believe you've not done nothing wrong then sue A-plus period.
In the abundance of oil the fuulllll wants to sell ECG to our enemies!!!!!!!!!
Such monies are not sustainable and not really genuine. Must A-plus win a Gov't contract to make his money? Politicians are likely to miss Heaven bcos they are not trustworthy. I hope Abronye DC is not soliciting for contract. Otherwise, how can he accuse A-plus of benefiting from Gov't contract? The lesson I have learned is that, Ghaianas are in their own warped world. They cant survive international business competition. Always using politics to make ends meet. I DOFF MY HUT FOR APOSTLE KWADWO SAFO for running his businesses, independent of which ever Gov't is in power.
Nana Addo must sit up very. this thing happened at a time when discussions on airwaves should be on free SHS and the successes of your party. WHAT AT ALL DID A-PLUS DID TO BRING NPP TO POWER? GET RID OF THESE ELEMENTS NOW
MASSA Ghanaians are not discerning ooo to judge the issue on its own merit.ooo my friend send it to court if you dont nobody would believe you .For once let a PLUS answer in court to clear your name