{"id":367478,"date":"2017-11-01T17:53:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T17:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=367478"},"modified":"2017-11-01T17:53:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T17:53:11","slug":"ameri-deal-agyarkos-call-for-review-vindicates-us-mutawakilu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/ameri-deal-agyarkos-call-for-review-vindicates-us-mutawakilu\/","title":{"rendered":"AMERI deal: Agyarko&#8217;s call for review vindicates us &#8211; Mutawakilu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minority Spokesperson on Mines and Energy, Adams Mutawakilu, says his side feels vindicated, over what seems to be government\u2019s decision to abandon an earlier position adopted by the Adansi Asokwa MP, K.T. Hammond on the AMERI deal.<\/p>\n<p>This he says, is evident in the submissions of the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, which he says sought to push for a review of the deal through parliament rather a rescission.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;9Q08daP049fKtmSgVs7O43XG1Zo84WVu&#8221;]The Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament is currently considering a motion for rescission of the AMERI deal filed by KT Hammond.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>Citi News\u2019<\/strong> Duke Mensah Opoku, the Damongo MP said the\u00a0responses\u00a0from the Minister vindicates the position of the Minority, that the motion for rescission was a lost cause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel vindicated. The executive arm of government has abandoned K.T Hammond and his motion. Instead of recession, they are looking for a review. They are dancing straight to what they said.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko on Tuesday declared his support for a \u00a0review of the terms of the controversial AMERI power deal.<\/p>\n<p>Testifying before the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, Boakye Agyarko said immediately after the ratification of the deal by Parliament in August 2015, some already agreed terms were changed which should have gone back to Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>He thus supported any move by Parliament to review the decision it took two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Making his case before Parliament, Mr. Agyarko said: \u201cthe key highlights if I may determine or if it is within my province to determine, will be the choices that we made. I think whether we buy outright, whether we lease or whether we go into a build operate and transfer (BOT), of interest also is the question of pricing, and the quality of the financial and economic analysis that is weighed in this matter of such gravity. The nation\u2019s money of over 500 million dollars is being put in an asset. One would have wished that it will attract the highest quality of investigation in terms of its financial and economic analysis. The synopsis also tracks a number of flip-flops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my mind, if Parliament approves or ratifies a document, and there are major changes to the document, It stands to reason that it goes back to Parliament for a review, otherwise Parliament will approve a document only to find out that changes, amendments have been made without their consent . That is something that must lend itself to investigation\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Withdraw AMERI deal \u2013 K.T Hammond<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although the Energy Minister backs calls for the deal to be reviewed, \u00a0the Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament, K. T Hammond, who was the ranking member of the Energy Committee of Parliament when the deal was signed,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/20\/kt-hammond-wants-govt-to-withdraw-ameri-deal\/\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>filed an urgent motion<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0i<\/a>n Parliament to have the deal rescinded.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, this was because of fresh information he had received concerning the agreement which showed that the deal was fraudulent.\u00a0K.T Hammond revealed on\u00a0<strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong>\u00a0in August that, Ghana\u00a0stands to lose that\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/02\/ghana-will-lose-150m-to-ameri-kt-hammond\/\"><strong>$150 million<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0to AMERI in the deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cancelling AMERI deal will be disservice to Ghana \u2013 Donkor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former Minister of Power , Kwabena Donkor, has\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/22\/cancelling-ameri-deal-will-be-disservice-to-ghana-donkor\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">however warned that<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>investments into Ghana\u2019s economy will be greatly affected if the AMERI power deal is canceled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impact on future investment, if approvals by parliament can be rescinded, when a new government comes in with a new parliament because they have the numbers they rescind it, what will be the impact on Ghana\u2019s investment climate?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlready, for developing countries, there is a political risk of investment, and therefore we pay a premium for investment because of perceived political risk. If we aggravate this by rescinding decisions properly approved, because one government is in power, and has numbers to push it through, it will be short-term and it will not be in the national interest, and in my opinion, it will be misleading, I think a rescission will be a disservice to Ghana,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The deal received parliamentary approval on 20th March, 2015, but subsequent details suggested that, the government may have been short-changed by AMERI as they presented an overpriced budget.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Ansah &amp; Duke Mensah Opoku\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minority Spokesperson on Mines and Energy, Adams Mutawakilu, says his side feels vindicated, over what seems to be government\u2019s decision to abandon an earlier position adopted by the Adansi Asokwa MP, K.T. Hammond on the AMERI deal. 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