MP files motion of rescission in Parliament:In connection with AMERI deal

The Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre South,  Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, has filed a motion of rescission seeking a return of the government and the AMERI Energy to the positions they would have had if the contract between them had not been made.

This is to allow Parliament to re-examine the contract and ascertain if it is tainted with any fraud and also address the issue of contradictions, if any.

He told the Daily Graphic that he was of the view that the entire deal needed to be re-examined and the seeming confusion that had arisen in the past few days addressed, hence his move.

He said if it was found out that the deal was tainted with any irregularities the government could pull out without any liabilities.

Controversy

Pressure has been mounting on the government to disclose the details of its agreement with AMERI Energy following a Norwegian newspaper publication alleging that Ghana was short-changed in excess of $290 million.

Civil society organisations and some Ghanaians have accused both the government and Parliament of not undertaking thorough investigations before signing the deal with AMERI Energy.