Members of Parliament filed a lawsuit<\/a><\/strong><\/span> seeking that the project is restrained.<\/p>\nThe move also followed government\u2019s decision to suspend a further expansion of the Takoradi Port to allow for construction works at Atuabo.<\/p>\n
The case was subsequently dismissed by the court.<\/p>\n
But appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah stressed that the probe will protect the interest of the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is true that I have heard of Atuabo trying to develop a free port in this country\u2026My basic interest is that NPP believes in private partnership in our developmental agenda so any private person who wants to in and help us develop our economy, I will embrace it but it should not be to the detriment of a state institution.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Atuabo Free Port is projected to be the gateway to West Africa’s offshore oil and gas industry and a regional hub supporting the activities of not only the upstream oil and gas companies but also the service companies that support them.<\/p>\n
The project is estimated to cost 700 million dollars.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/Anita Arthur\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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