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Dr. Stephen Opuni<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is turning out that the multi-million agreement between the Dr. Stephen\nOpuni-led COCOBOD and companies of businessman Seidu Agongo for the supply of\nfertilizers was signed at a time the"},"modified":"2019-02-15T17:32:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:32:08","slug":"ndc-signed-46m-fertilizer-deal-after-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/15\/ndc-signed-46m-fertilizer-deal-after-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC Signed $46m Fertilizer Deal After Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Stephen Opuni<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is turning out that the multi-million agreement between the Dr. Stephen
\nOpuni-led COCOBOD and companies of businessman Seidu Agongo for the supply of
\nfertilizers was signed at a time the previous Mahama administration had been
\ndefeated embarrassingly and was on its way out of government.<\/p>\n

The said contracts with three of Seidu Agongo\u2019s companies were
\nsigned on December 19, 2016 but the Ghana Arbitration Centre unanimously held
\nlast week that the agro-chemical products did not go through \u2018proper testing\u2019
\nprotocols and therefore the claimant is not entitled to the whopping $46.460
\nmillion sought as reliefs against the state agency.<\/p>\n

The tribunal said the contracts were \u201cseparate but substantially
\nidentical\u201d and they were all signed on the same day.<\/p>\n

The companies involved were Agricult Ghana Limited, which was billed
\nto supply Lithovit liquid fertilizer estimated at $26.5 million, Sarago Limited,
\nwhich was contracted to supply Duapa Fertilizer worth $14 million and Alive
\nIndustries Limited, which had been contracted to supply Acati Power estimated
\nat $5.960 million.<\/p>\n

Per the claims filed by Mr. Agongo during the arbitration on behalf
\nof his three companies, COCOBOD had agreed that Agricult Limited should supply
\n1,000,000 litres of Lithovit Liquid Fertilizer, Sarago Limited should supply
\n400,000 bags of Duapa Fertilizer and Alive Industries Limited was supposed to
\nsupply 200,000 litres of Acati Power Insecticide.<\/p>\n

The arbitration tribunal panel was chaired by eminent international
\narbitrator Nana Dr. S.K.B. Asante, with Mr. Agongo\u2019s arbiter Kizito Beyuo and
\nJustice Francis Emile Short, former CHRAJ boss, as Cocobod\u2019s representative,
\nassisting.<\/p>\n

Mr. Agongo was represented by former GBA President Benson Nutsukpui
\nwhile COCOBOD used prominent lawyer Phillip Addison as its counsel.<\/p>\n

The tribunal held that upon the assumption of office of President
\nAkufo-Addo, a multi-party transition team was established pursuant to
\nprovisions of Act 845 to perform functions duly prescribed in the said Act 845
\nfor the purposes of effecting a transition of political power and the
\nadministration from the previous government to the new government.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, the tribunal said evidence was given that sub-committees
\nof the said Transition Team were established and one of the said sub-committees
\ndealing with the agricultural sector conducted preliminary enquires which led
\nto the conclusion that the full testing cycle had not been complied with in
\nprocuring the products of the claimants. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe said sub-committee subsequently recommended to the Transition
\nTeam that the new management of COCOBOD should take appropriate action on the
\nsaid preliminary findings. <\/p>\n

The tribunal held that the said recommendation ultimately led to the
\nissuance of letters abrogating the contracts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Tribunal does not find any of the above steps taken by the respondent (COCOBOD) to be improper, illegal, or otherwise actuated by political expediency. The said steps were consistent with the provisions of the Act,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

By William Yaw Owusu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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