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By Benjamin Mensah, GNA
Accra, May 3, GNA – The National Minority
Democratic Congressional Caucus (NDC) calls on government to withdraw
the renegotiated oil deal that he signs with AGM / Aker Energy,
explaining that "it is contrary to the interest of the state".
Describing the proposed renegotiation as
"Blatant mismanagement of the country's critical national resources," the NDC
The Caucus called on civil society and well-meaning Ghanaians to resist,
because it could short-circuit the citizens.
The minority, led by its leader and his deputy for
Tamale South Haruna Iddrisu, at a press conference, in Parliament
House, in Accra, urged the ruling party, the new Patriotic Party (NPP), to negotiate
an oil agreement guaranteeing the maximum benefits of the country's economic situation.
oil resources.
The press conference, attended by the second deputy
President Alban Sumana Bagbin arrived a few moments before the House adopted a
motion on a report of the Mines and Energy Committee on Amendment No. 1 to
the oil agreement relating to the South Deepwater Tano contract.
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Iddrisu recalled that Ghana's 43% participation in the agreement signed on
in 2013, under the NDC led by John Mahama, between the Government of Ghana,
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC Explorco on one side and
AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited, should be reduced to 18% in accordance with the proposal of
renegotiated agreement, in the current NPP led by Akufo-Addo.
"The impact of the" sale by the AGA / Aker
The energy is huge. a potential loss of more than 250 million barrels of recoverable oil
the production equivalent (net in Ghana), which corresponds almost to the size of the whole
Jubilee Field, "warned Mr. Iddrisu.
The NDC caucus wondered why the new proposal
Parliament was seized hastily and called the "renegotiation of
a scam all the more so since GNPC has already invested more than 30 million dollars in
the acquisition of data and the reduction of exploration risks on the block, thereby making it
before the entry of the AGA / Aker Energy in the same block.
"In addition, there is the commitment of the
AGM / Aker Energy supports (or carries) GNPC the costs of the first two
exploration well that the current government led by President Nana Akufo Addo
is confiscated.
"This amounts to the confiscation of the free
about $ 62 million, "said Iddrisu.
Citing Article 268 of the 1992 Constitution
from Ghana, the minority leader wondered whether Parliament would get the
two-thirds of the members of the House to approve the proposal
renegotiated agreement.
That provision stipulated that
transaction, contract or undertaking involving the grant of a right or
concession made by or for any person, including; the Government of Ghana,
any other person or group of persons, whatever their description, for the purpose of exploitation
any mineral, water or other natural resource of Ghana manufactured or concluded
after the entry into force of this Constitution is subject to
ratification by Parliament;
"Parliament may, by resolution supported by
the voices of at least two-thirds of all members of Parliament except
provisions of clause (1) of this Article, any clbad of
transactions, contracts or commitments.
Against a 10% royalty, GNPC
interest rate carried: 10%; Additional interest from GNPC 15% and GNPC
Explorco: 24%; the leader of the minority said the existing oil
The Partnership Agreement (PA) gives Ghana a potential 43% stake, consisting of Carried and
Participating participations representing 24% of the remaining 75%.
He stressed that the new terms of the
agreement, that he said was hastily presented to Parliament for
ratification, fee: 10%, GNPC interest: 15%;
Additional interest of GNPC: 3%; GNPC Explorco: 0%.
"From the above, this renegotiated
The agreement is a real scam, a betrayal of the trust of the people granted to
this government NPP, "said the leader of the minority.
According to the NDC caucus, the former head of energy
Minister Boakye Agyarko rejected a similar request from Aker Energy Group,
on the basis that the terms were detrimental to the national interest, and
so asked why the current minister. Peter Amewu would accept the
agreement, accusing him of doing so for political reasons.
Mr. Iddrisu asked if there were enough controls on
the story of a one-month company called Quad Company Limited, the local company
partner, with five actions at stake.
"Clearly, it is an attempt by a stranger
hands to deflect the process and introduce entities without the required conditions
financial and industrial experience, "observed the minority.
She called for rejecting the proposal
renegotiated agreement AG / Aker Energy, renegotiation of the withdrawal for a better
agreement before it is ratified by the House.
GNA
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