Boakye Agyarko hopes to give more perspective to his dismissal as the Energy Minister. “When the dust settles my side would be heard,” Mr. Agyarko said in a post on social media.
The Presidency confirmed that Boakye Agyarko’s dismissal as the Energy Minister was due to hais handling of the AMERI novation and amendment agreement.
The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin said the dismissal “is to do with the issue of the controversial AMERI deal.”
“The President believes that in the interest of the Ghanaian people, in the interest of the country and in the interest of his administration, the Minister for Energy, Hon. Boakye Agyarko should be relieved of his position,” Eugene Arhin told Citi News.
The Minority in Parliament has maintained that President Nana Akufo-Addo was complicit in the deal.
This was after some reports suggested that the President had given executive approval to the novation agreement.
“Boakye Agyarko may be on the lower end of the food chain. I think we have people who are on the higher side,” the Bongo MP, Edward Bawa remarked following Mr. Agyarko’s sacking.
John Peter Amewu is to act as Minister for Energy until a substantive appointment is made.
The Akufo-Addo government took the revised deal to Parliament last week under a certificate of urgency.
But the House deferred its deliberation on the contract due to concerns over the cost and value for money.
The new agreement was to extend the current five-year deal with Africa and Middle East Resources Investment Group (AMERI) Energy which is currently operating a 300MW emergency power plant in Ghana to 15 years and bring onboard a new company from Greece, Mytilineous International Trading Company, to manage the plant for the period.
Aside from this controversy, some Minority MPs on Parliament’s Appointments Committee accused the leadership of the Majority of giving GH¢ 3,000 each to members of the committee to approve him after his vetting in 2017 unanimously.
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, leveled these allegations.
The allegation was backed by the Member of Parliament North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and MP for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini and led to a probe by a special committee set up by Parliament.
The committee, which was headed by MP for Essikado-Ketan, Joe Ghartey, eventually ruled that Mahama Ayariga’s claims were baseless, and he was subsequently ordered to apologize, which he did, although reluctantly.
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Massa when did I realised this. Gyimmiiii
Peacefm, did you verify whether the fb page is actually that of Boakye Agyarko before putting up this story? If this country go into civil unrest leading to death of innocent people, the cause would definitely emanate from lazy and head die journalists of your ilk. What f;;lishness is this?
The president and vice are not the one in charge of the deal,a minister must be able to handle a deal by Him/herself and bring it to parliament for approval. Should your parents be held responsible for your exam failures. MASA THINK
so Bawumia our gracious economist never read this deal before it was handed? Pres. Nana himself, with all the big english, did not understand this deal before signing? Ah! sabotage! Time will tell.
which side? corrupt man...please do not taint our dear Nana with evil corruption.
Looming assasination
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which side, the wrong calculations, or the pool of bow ties and dictionary grammar? super incompetent indeed....