The Attorney General Gloria Akuffo has warned the Energy Ministry to dismiss plans of terminating the AMERI deal because it will end up in huge damages against the Government of Ghana.
The Mahama administration signed a $510 million contract with AMERI to build power plants, own and operate it for five years before transferring it to the Government of Ghana during the energy crisis in 2015.
This was done on a sole-sourced basis after a meeting between the former President of the Republic of Ghana and the Crown Prince of Dubai.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) then in opposition described the agreement as a “stinking deal” which will be re-looked at when it assumes power. A 17-member committee established by the Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko advised the government to re-negotiate the $510m power deal with UAE-based AMERI energy after a report revealed it was over-priced by $150million.
In responding to two letters from the Energy Minister requesting for legal advice to suspend monthly payment to AMERI, the attorney general kicked against the move because “the deal is valid” and satisfies Ghana’s procurement processes.
In her response dated November 27, 2017, Ms. Akuffo noted the Government of Ghana “entered into a very unfavourable agreement with AMERI”, adding the only way out is for the government to “renegotiate the deal with AMERI with a view to achieving a more favourable term.”
The letter sighted by Starrfmonline.com said in part that: “For the GoG to extricate itself from the highly unfavourable BOOT agreement without paying damages and or penalties to AMERI, there is a need to demonstrate that the agreement was procured by illegal means either through fraud or corruption or in breach of the PPA: however, for GoG to make such claims it is imperative to gather sufficient relevant evidence to establish whether or not the BOOT agreement is tainted by fraud or corruption.”
Source: starrfmonline.com
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NDC guys should read the story carefully. It is saying that the agreement was sealed and that Ghana government cannot abrogate it. Nowhere did she say that there was no corruption in the deal.
Seriously, I don't think a lot of you commenting read this piece carefully and understood. Comprehension is key
the headline and the content doesnt tally, well thats NPP media for you, they wont admit they got it wrong.....
Most of the people commenting did not care to read the article before commenting. And the journalist who chose the headline for the article should go back to school.
NPP propaganda , running their mouths in opposition and in power can not do anything they are liars
NDC people read ooooooooooooooooo read. The deal is a bad deal and the NDC locked Ghana into it. NPP is asking for renegotiation and if that is not possible per the incompetence of the NDC to sign the bad deal why blame the NPP. Secondly, will an AG in the NDC era do what the current AG has done. Tell me who are the thie.ve.s. @Owusu Ansah if you do not understand issue just keep mute.
AM SURE THIS WOMAN HAS TAKEN PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY.
Very noble of the AG. Development is a process. No one can start building Ghana from scratch
***barred word*** POLITICIANS YOU ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED AT ALL. NEXT ELECTION WE SHALL SEE AGAIN OOO TOM. SHAME AND DISGRACEFUL BEINGS. I WONT BOTHER MYSELF NEXT TIME AROUND. SCRATCH MY BACK I SCRATCH YOUR BACK. GHANA'S DEMOCRACY IS CALLED DEBI MAAME DEBI TRANSLATED AS ''CHOP MAKE I CHOP'' THANK YOU
ndc ple and their problem of reading. Lord help this ***barred word*** ple.