In the ongoing ambulance procurement trial, Richard Jakpa, the third accused person, has refuted allegations that he approached Big Sea for the purchase of ambulances after receiving parliamentary approval.

Mr Jakpa clarified that Big Sea had already been known to the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Finance before the approval.

During cross-examination by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, Mr Jakpa contested the assertion, labelling it as entirely false.

He pointed out that the agency agreement between Big Sea and Jakpa@business Limited was established on May 24, 2011, whereas parliamentary approval for ambulance procurement occurred on November 1, 2012, more than a year later.

Mr Jakpa vehemently denied any wrongdoing in his dealings with Big Sea post-parliamentary approval, asserting that the timeline presented by the AG inaccurately portrayed his actions.

The defence's argument hinges on the sequence of events and the nature of pre-existing relationships between the involved parties.

State prosecutors continued the cross-examination of the 3rd accused person, Richard Jakpa in the case in which the Minority Leader of Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is standing trial with him.

The two men have been accused of willfully causing financial loss to the state and deliberately misapplying state funds.

The state says it lost some €2.37 million for nothing more than defective Sprinter buses.

Today's cross-examination provided the prosecution with a 4th window of opportunity to inquire into the processes leading up to the purchase of the ambulances from the businessman.