A former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, is said to have plans of reviewing such contracts if she fulfilled her dream of becoming Ghana’s next president.
But the Energy Ministry in a statement said the former first lady’s spokesperson, Kofi Adams, to whom the views had been attributed only sought to mislead the public.
“The Ministry of Energy notes with concern a statement attributed to Mr Kofi Adams, Spokesperson to the Rawlingses, which was published in the April 14, 2011 edition of the Daily Guide, adding that Mr Adams sought to “impute corruption and therefore subject the public sector to public ridicule.
The statement signed by the Energy Minister, Dr Joe Oteng-Adjei, said the Ministry of Energy whose core responsibility it is to ensure formulation and implementation of policies of the entire sector, including oil and gas, has transparent and elaborate procedure of entering into agreements and therefore wishes to state categorically that all agreements entered into on behalf of the people of Ghana, have been done devoid of any corruption, and in the spirit of honesty and transparency.”
The Public Relations Officer of the Energy Ministry, Mr Edward Bawa, told an Accra FM station that the claims should not be taken seriously.
The Energy Minister however added that if “Mr Adams or any other Ghanaian for that matter has reason to suspect that deals entered into by the ministry do not meet the highest standard of transparency, honesty and integrity, they should not hesitate to report that to the appropriate state agencies for investigation and possible prosecution.”
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