{"id":729721,"date":"2019-10-23T15:48:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T15:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/pds-saga-ghana-risks-losing-more-aid-from-us-allies-piac-predicts-audio\/"},"modified":"2019-10-23T15:48:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T15:48:33","slug":"pds-saga-ghana-risks-losing-more-aid-from-us-allies-piac-predicts-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/pds-saga-ghana-risks-losing-more-aid-from-us-allies-piac-predicts-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"PDS saga: Ghana risks losing more aid from US, allies \u2013 PIAC predicts [Audio]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/pds-saga-ghana-risks-losing-more-aid-from-us-allies-piac-predicts-audio\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"421\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dr-Steve-Mantew-Copy-1-696x421.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Dr-Steve-Mantew (Copy)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Steve Mantew, PIAC chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"260px\" src=\"https:\/\/clip.afrad.io\/?clipId=hAZL8PBRAKMQbLmA2\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Public Interest and Accountability Committee<br \/>\n(PIAC), is predicting doom for Ghana following the cancellation of the Power<br \/>\nDistribution Services (PDS) concession agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the Committee, Dr Steve Manteaw, who made the prediction said Ghana may lose development aid from the United States and her allies who value the sanity of contracts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: \u00a0Listen: Fmr NPP MP calls for harsh punishment for those involved in PDS fiasco<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision by the government to cancel this PDS contract will greatly affect the country. Ghana will lose aids from the US, trust me, with this decision; to get aid from America will be very difficult. And also from allies, possibly the World Bank, the EU and any other country that values [the sanctityof] contracts will all advise themselves,\u201d he told Accra-based Neat FM monitored by <strong>Adomonline.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His comment follows a <strong>statement <\/strong>from the Embassy of the United States of America regarding the Government of Ghana\u2019s decision to terminate the Concession Agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Statement: US Embassy on termination PDS agreement by Govt of Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The United States of America had, in a statement to the government of Ghana, said it had taken note of GoG\u2019s decision with regret. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs such, MCC has confirmed that the $190 million funds granted to Ghana at the March 1 transfer to the 20-year concession from ECG to PDS are no longer available,\u201d the MCC said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Former NPP MP \u2018chokes\u2019 on PDS mess<\/strong> <strong>[Audio]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr Manteaw indicated that the government\u2019s posture in the ongoing back and forth could have dire developmental consequences for Ghana in its dealings with the US.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that one thing that the US detests is a country that stands up to its authority, saying he believes that is how Ghana, which to him we will augur well for the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to audio above<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Adomonline.com|Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Steve Mantew, PIAC chair The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), is predicting doom for Ghana following the cancellation of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession agreement. 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