{"id":322687,"date":"2017-05-26T14:23:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T14:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=322687"},"modified":"2017-05-26T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T14:23:49","slug":"ags-response-to-questions-about-2-25bn-bond-baffling-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/ags-response-to-questions-about-2-25bn-bond-baffling-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"AG’s response to questions about $2.25bn bond baffling – Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"
The lawyer who requested for more details on the controversial $2.25 billion domestic bond, Victor Adawudu\u00a0has been taken aback by the Attorney General\u2019s claim that such details are unavailable to her.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Citi News<\/strong>, Mr. Adawudu said the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo could at least have solicited information on the bond from the Ministry of Finance or the Bank of Ghana to respond\u00a0his written request<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”qaCOo8BMRbweUdjBzec5tSfZLLePEgKo”]The Attorney General, in a written response, acknowledged receipt of Mr. Adawudu\u2019s letter but said: \u201cthe information being sought per your letter is not available to me and I am therefore unable to respond to the questions posed therein.\u201d<\/p>\n But in Mr. Adawudu\u2019s view, the Finance Ministry, which issued the bond in April 2017, is at the centre of this controversy and should have answers that the Attorney General can draw from.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the Attorney General, who is the government\u2019s legal advisor, says she is not aware, they [Finance Ministry] should be aware. The Bank of Ghana should also be aware because it is a loan,\u201d he contended.<\/p>\n The lawyer, however, said he did not write straight to the Bank of Ghana or the Finance Ministry because \u201cthis is a legal matter, it is a constitutional matter. That is why I am surprised the legal advisor to the government says that she cannot answer\u2026 the person who is in charge of the government machinery that gives legal opinion and advice is the right person who will answer.\u201d<\/p>\n