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Kweku Baako, editor of the New Crusading Guide, asked IMANI Africa to apologize for creating the impression of conflict of interest in the Aker Energy deal.
The Policy Think Tank, IMANI Africa, at a press conference held in Accra on Thursday, April 25, accused the Director General of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr. KK Sarpong, to embark on a conflict of interest situation amounting to $ 4.4 billion oil agreement between Ghana and Aker Energy Ghana Limited.
Mr Kofi Bentil, Vice President of IMANI Africa, claimed that Mr Sarpong "and his family owned Fueltrade," one of the local partners in the Deepwater Tano / Cape Three Points oil agreement. (DWT / CTP), held at 2%.
Aker Energy is the operator of the field with a 50% stake. It recently submitted a $ 4.4 billion development plan to the government for approval to allow start-up of development and production activities.
Dr. Sarpong being the CEO of GNPC, another DWT / CTP partner with a 10% stake, Mr. Bentil said that he was ethically bad for a company he owns with his family. Also be a partner of the domain.
"It does not seem right. We publish it publicly because we want clarification.
"We are not against Ghana's participation in our oil industry, but protecting public finances means avoiding such conflicts," he told the press conference.
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"It's a zero sum game; what Ghana has, Aker does not have. So, while it's true that the company is negotiating with itself or that there are powers on both sides, I think that's a concern and that we need answers to this subject, "he added.
In response to the alleged conflict of interest raised by IMANI on Joy FM on Saturday, April 27, Kweku Baako said: "IMANI is doing a good job and without an organization, so we would not have been where we are today but with the question of KK Sarpong, IMANI and Kofi Bentil gaffed. "
"There is a hint of innuendo out there even if you say so."
Fueltrade, a bulk oil distributor, also refuted claims by IMANI's vice president that he would be the CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), K. K. Sarpong.
In a press release, Fueltrade denied any involvement of Dr. Sarpong in the company.
According to the statement, "Fueltrade Ltd wishes to declare that its shareholders are MM. Chris Chinebuah and Dzifa French Cudjoe, who have the legal and beneficial interest in society.
"Fueltrade categorically states that it does not legally or beneficially belong to MK K. Sarpong and / or his family."
The company asked why IMANI, with all the time it had before the press conference, did not check its claims with the Registrar General's office, but went ahead to disclose such a lie.
They are "convinced that Imani Africa and Kofi Bentil have not undertaken any verification because they have decided to act maliciously and / or with irresponsible disregard for the truth, in order to achieve a collateral objective. .
But the vice president of IMANI Africa also denied that the political think tank had wrongly accused Dr. K.k Sarpong. According to him, it was a question that they had asked so that the necessary clarifications be given to the public on the subject.
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