Committee reviewing AMERI deal too political – Jinapor
The committee charged to review the AMERI power deal which recommended abrogation of the deal on grounds of fraud, is too partisan to be taken seriously, the former deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor has intimated.
The 17-member committee, which has been working under the auspices of the Energy Minister since February 1, 2017, said Ghana was made to pay $150 million extra in commission to Africa & Middle East Resources Investment (AMERI) Group LLC for the construction of a power plant in the heat of Ghana’s power crisis.
It is chaired by a lawyer and member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Philip Addison, who contested and lost the Klottey Korle seat in 2016.
Mr. Jinapor expressed concern about Addison’s role on citi fm when he commented on the committee’s findings saying he was not even aware such a committee had been set up to review the AMERI power deal.
“I am worried about the Chairman of the committee. He is very political. He is a core NPP politician and even before this committee was set up, the NPP made it a campaign promise to find fault with the AMERI deal. You can’t be a complainant and be a judge at the same time.”
“If you get a politician who is a known NPP man to do a so-called report, certainly it is tainted with politics and that is a fact,” Mr. Jinapor added with respect to Mr. Addison
