The NDC Member of Parliament(MP) for Banda constituency, Ahmed Ibrahim, has shot down claims that the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin is the only one who goes out of the country for medical treatment.
The Speaker of Parliament has been criticized for using “taxpayers’ money” to go on frequent medical checkups in Dubai.
He is currently on his fifth medical trip to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
A recent report had alleged that he was asking for an additional US$50,000 for treatment in Dubai. This has however been denied.
Former Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, recently on Peacefm’s Kokrokoo, indicated that former Speaker of the 7th Parliament, Prof Aaron Mike Ocquaye wasn’t “even going to Togo” for medical checkups.
But that has been dismissed by the Banda MP who is also the Deputy Minority Chief Whip. He claims Prof Mike Ocquaye periodically flew to the UK for medical treatment.
“Prof Mike Ocquaye was going to the UK for treatment but we didn’t make it public, it was kept under wraps” he pointed out.
Interestingly, he revealed also that, “there are several MPs constantly flying out of the country for treatment”.Ahmed Ibrahim who was speaking in an interview said one of those MPs is Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.
According to him, he’s the “hospital mate” of Alban Bagbin.
He, however, revealed that “before an MP will go out of the country for treatment it has been recommended by a Physician in Parliament”.
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