We have seen a publication purporting to be a comprehensive response from Dr. Kwabena Donkor, (DKD) the former Power Minister, regarding our relentless campaign to expose how extremely horrible the AMERI deal. (see publication http://starrfmonline.com/2017/04/24/kwabena-donkor-responds-to-bright-simmons-ameri-non-facts/ ) We expected to see some rational answers finally. We were sorely disappointed. Where the argument and arithmetic were lucid … Read more
Imani has described as “fuzzy arithmetic”, former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor’s figures he churned out in a 94-page document to counter what he had said were misinformation provided by the policy think tank in connection with the controversial $510million Ameri deal which the Addison Committee said was overpriced by $150million. In Imani’s response, it … Read more
IMANI Ghana says it is extremely disappointed in shocking conclusions reached by former Power Minister in his long response over the AMERI scandal. Dr. Kwabena Donkor in response to IMANI and Bright Simons’ relentless campaign for the $510 million AMERI power deal which they say cost Ghana $150 million even by the most liberal and … Read more
The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has called for the amendment of the current procurement law to empower the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to conduct value for money audit. “I think that the law, as it currently is, should be amended to give authority to the PPA to go into contracts and … Read more
The Deputy Executive Director of the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is urging the incoming Energy Minister to renegotiate the Ameri and Karpower deals to ensure value for money. Ben Boakye believes the erstwhile National Democratic Congress did not do enough due diligence in conducting a value for money audit in transacting those two … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday sharply responded to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) saying that it does not understand why Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Communications and other government officials continue to tell lies to Ghanaians about the glaringly hard economic situation they have created in the country. According to the party, it was … Read more
Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akomea, says the dubious nature of the National Democratic Congress government is typified by President Mahama himself. According to him, the president’s penchant for lying to Ghanaians has attained unassailable heights, adding that the NPP is not surprised that lies are being continued by the Minister of … Read more
Former General Secretary of the largest opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has revealed that Nana Akufo-Addo’s government, when voted into power in the coming elections, will set up an independent prosecutor to look into all sole-sourcing contracts. According to him, every sole sourcing contract since 2010 and those under President Mahama’s … Read more
A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John says Ghanaians will be worse off if they give the ruling government another four years. He ‘fears for Ghana’ because “If his (Mahama) government can be this corrupt, reckless, uncaring and incompetent when he knew he would … Read more