A group calling itself Pressure Group Citizen Ghana Movement has sued the Power Minister , Attorney General, and the Speaker of Parliament over the controversial Ameri power deal.
Investigations by two Norwegian journalists has revealed the country may have been shortchanged in the deal due to a possible inflation of the price.
[contextly_sidebar id=”4rUUK6C4bEIu0NPxO8CTfNaCk1chleW9″]The story said Ghana is paying $510 million for ten power turbines when the market value of the turbines is $220 million.
The issue has raised public outcry with many criticizing the Power Ministry, Parliament among others for doing a shoddy job on the deal.
Although officials of Ameri have denied any wrongdoing in the signing of the contract, Lawyer for the pressure group, Nana Akwasi Awuah insists their suit is to compel the Power Ministry to provide them with a copy of the signed contract and a due diligence report.
“The suit is being brought at the instance of the citizen Ghana Movement…You know in the past few days there has been a controversy concerning the Ameri contract which the government of Ghana signed with Ameri energy. The Power Ministry statement bears more questions than a soft to give answer to the issues raised therein.”
“In the action, the relief that we are seeking are that the Power Minister furnishes the applicant with a copy of the signed report together with the due diligence report that was done on the contract.
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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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