Auditor-General has revealed that GH¢20 million was paid as mobilisation funds for the construction of a Parliamentary Service Hospital, despite no work being done on the project.
The payment was made on December 31, 2024, under the administration of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, according to findings presented to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee.
The contract for the project was signed by former Minister of Health Bernard Okoe Boye.
Appearing before the committee on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund, Michael Yamson, said the project has stalled due to a change in location from the parliamentary precincts to the National Security premises.
Between the Government, specifically, the Ministry of Health, and Sienna Services, for the construction of a specialised hospital for Parliament, an agreement was reached to pay 15% mobilisation of GH¢108 million, out of which GH¢20 million was paid,” he said.
“We have written to Sienna Services, and they have responded to the work that was done with the GH¢20 million. There is an outstanding 15% mobilisation of the GH¢108 million that is due. That is what has to be recognised as the amount that is outstanding,” Yamson added.
The disclosure has triggered scrutiny from lawmakers, with the Ranking Member of the committee, Samuel Atta Mills, summoning the former health minister, the former DACF administrator, and the accountant involved in the transaction.
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