Minority condems Gov't on fruadulent AMERI deal

A Minority member on the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Energy, Hon. William Owuraku Aidoo, has condemned government for concealing sections of its agreement with AMERI group.

Speaking to Oman News, Hon. William Aidoo stated that the Ministry’s statement on the deal provides details which never came before the House. He stated that what came before them was nothing to do with the power generation or the fuel or whatever.

He said it t was purely a purchased agreement between Ghana and AMERI concerning the 10 machines that were to be paid for over a period of five years because the argument was that there was no money to pay for them outright.

Critics have also descended on the government and Parliament, questioning the depth of due diligence conducted on the matter. A sore point was the $510 million cost of the transaction which many viewed as inflated compared to other options. Pressure is mounting on government to fully disclose the terms of its agreement with the Dubai-based AMERI Group to produce electricity for Ghana. Over the weekend, there were widespread media reports suggesting that Ghana’s Minister of Power had signed a power deal with a Norwegian fraudster at an inflated cost.

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