{"id":196754,"date":"2024-07-05T08:55:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/05\/ghana-gas-plunged-into-boardroom-wrangling-over-us900-million-deal\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T08:55:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:55:16","slug":"ghana-gas-plunged-into-boardroom-wrangling-over-us900-million-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/05\/ghana-gas-plunged-into-boardroom-wrangling-over-us900-million-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Gas plunged into boardroom wrangling over US$900 million deal \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Reports reaching\u00a0<em>The Herald,<\/em>\u00a0indicate that workers of the Ghana Gas Company are backing their Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Ben Asante, against their board chairman, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This, follows claims that Mr Agyapong, is pushing a multimillion-dollar deal on the institution, and the workers and some board members, fear this could pose criminal issues in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Herald\u2019s<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0information is that, the development has led to a major boardroom dispute at the Ghana Gas Company over the contract valued at nearly US$900 million.<\/p>\n<p>According to some workers, there was a near physical altercation between Dr Ben Asante and the board chairman, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, on Wednesday, during a board meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The Assin Central MP, reportedly became furious, slamming his hands on the board table and calling the CEO \u201cstupid,\u201d among other unprintable words.<\/p>\n<p>The CEO, insisted on ensuring that the transaction went through stringent procurement requirements, while Ken Agyapong, sought to bypass certain procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The MP, insisted on pushing the deal through with the CEO\u2019s signature and addressing other matters later, a suggestion Dr Asante rejected, which angered the erratic board chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Most board members, are said to have sided with the CEO, much to the chagrin of Mr Agyapong, who is reportedly set to gain $50 million, if the deal goes through.<\/p>\n<p>The workers\u2019 union is reportedly supporting the CEO in this matter.<\/p>\n<p>theheraldghana.com <\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports reaching\u00a0The Herald,\u00a0indicate that workers of the Ghana Gas Company are backing their Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Ben Asante, against their board chairman, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong. 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