Lawyer Philip Addison, the leader of the 17-member committee, tasked by the Minister of Energy; Boakye Agyarko to investigate the Ameri Group agreement, but got hugely compromised, is desperately trying to rescue his bartered image by hitting back at the Dubai-based company, claiming it had no expertise in building and managing power plants. According to … Read more
Ameri, the company at the centre of the controversial emergency power agreement with the government of Ghana during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, has no expertise in building and managing power plants, according to Philip Addison. Mr. Philip Addison, the leader of the committee tasked by the Minister of Energy; Boakye Agyarko to investigate … Read more
Ameri, the company at the centre of the controversial emergency power agreement with the government of Ghana during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, has no expertise in building and managing power plants, according to Philip Addison. Mr. Philip Addison, the leader of the committee tasked by the Minister of Energy; Boakye Agyarko to investigate … Read more
Ameri, the company at the centre of the controversial emergency power agreement with the government of Ghana during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, has no expertise in building and managing power plants, according to Philip Addison. Mr. Philip Addison, the leader of the committee tasked by the Minister of Energy; Boakye Agyarko to investigate the … Read more
Vice President of Policy Think Tank, IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil has called for the prosecution of officials of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) who accepted 44 cheques from Ibrahim Mahama, brother of ex President John Mahama which were not honoured. According to him, these officials must face the law for gross dereliction of duty. The Economic … Read more
The approach adopted by the Akufo-Addo-led government towards implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme is good, Kofi Bentil, Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Ghana has said. Mr Akufo-Addo had indicated that the programme would commence with students admitted to public high schools in September 2017. To that end, an amount … Read more
The Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Ghana says the AMERI power deal which cost $510 million of the tax payers money is a collusion by former government officials and officials of AMERI group to “over charge the state.” Kofi Bentil does not understand how the erstwhile National Democratic Congress government paid that much … Read more
Vice President of policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil says the activities of pro-NPP vigilante groups, if not controlled by the party, will erode its goodwill. He said the actions of the thugs do not only destabilize the security of the country, but bring to question the NPP’s stance on rule of law and … Read more
Vice president of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, says the appointment of 110 ministers by President Akufo-Addo is unacceptable and disappointing. Mr Kofi Bentil said if the intention is to make the civil service more productive, then the solution certainly does not lie in employing more ministers. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, he … Read more
President Akufo Addo must guard against the tendency of wanting to solve all of Ghana’s problems within one year, lest he makes mistakes, Vice President of policy think-thank Imani, Kofi Bentil has said. The President during his presentation of his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament last Tuesday stated that he will never … Read more
The vice-president of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil says he is happy with the silence and lack of information from state agencies involved in the frozen bank account and assets of the former COCOBOD boss. He believes due process is being done and he is happy that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has … Read more
The Vice President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) attempted to allow businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome go scot-free without paying the GH¢51 million he owes the state. According to him, the previous government did everything possible to let off the hook the onetime NDC financier, and thus protected … Read more
The Vice President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) attempted to allow businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome go scot-free without paying the GH¢51 million he owes the state. According to him, the previous government did everything possible to let off the hook the onetime NDC financier, and thus protected … Read more
All African countries must pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and subscribe to an equivalent judicial structure in Africa, Kofi Bentil, vice president of policy think tank IMANI Africa, has suggested. The African Union (AU) in January 2017 called for a mass withdrawal of member states from the ICC but the decision is … Read more
Vice president of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil says government must close down some social intervention programmes and use monies invested in them to finance the free education policy. He said the free education policy is more important than any social intervention programme and if government can mop up some monies it will … Read more
Vice President of policy think tank, Imani Ghana has laid into Ghanaian Members of Parliament, saying “most of them can’t sufficiently express themselves in English”. Kofi Bentil is of the opinion that the benchmarks in the selection of MPs in the country are mediocre, thus, allow every Tom, Dig and Harry to aspire to become … Read more
Edward Doe Adjaho was elected Speaker of Parliament in 2012 and served until the 6th of Jan., 2017 Vice President of policy think thank, IMANI Ghana has lashed out at the outgoing Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, describing him as the ‘worst performing Speaker’ in the country’s history. Kofi Bentil speaking on GHOne Television … Read more
A vice president of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil, has appealed to President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to use the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary majority to scrap the Council of State. According to him, the continuous existence of the council is taking an unnecessary toll on the finances of the country and, therefore, … Read more
Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome should have just paid back the GHC51 million judgment debt immediately after the Supreme Court ruled to that effect, Vice President of policy Think Tank IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil has said. A single Supreme Court judge, Justice Anin Yeboah on Wednesday November 16 upheld Mr. Amidu’s case in which he was … Read more
The Supreme Court of Ghana “spoke well” in its judgment concerning the case between the Electoral Commission of Ghana and the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Mr Kofi Bentil, Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Ghana has said. The apex court on Monday, 7 November ordered the EC to extend the nomination period for the … Read more