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AdubianewsFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said the charge that the Attorney General was not occupied with the cycles in the Agyapa Royalties exchange isn’t right.
His announcement follows concerns raised by people in general over a letter from Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta dated July 22.
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, had allegedly depicted the failure of the state to audit or assess the viability of the Agyapa Royalties bargain in future as “unreasonable”.
The Office additionally noticed that the installments in regard of the arrangement will be made in US Dollars which disregards the Bank of Ghana Act, 2016 (Act 918) which orders that exchanges be made in the cash unit of Ghana which is the cedi or its proportionate.
Albeit, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko of Africa Legal Associates, which is one of the lawful firms exhorting on the arrangement has affirmed that Madam Gloria Akuffo has made a u-turn after a few commitment with the legal counselors; her previous affirmation keeps on being discussed.
Many, including the resistance National Democratic Congress (NDC), had contended that the advancement was an unmistakable sign that the Attorney General was not associated with the cycle which has just been affirmed to be covered in mystery.
However, remarking on the issue on NewsFile, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta was of the view that the Attorney General in her profession is aware of reports from Parliament, henceforth has gone over the Agyapa Royalties Agreement.
“With Bills and Acts, we go to Parliament, to withdraws; we experience things, they state no, we change.
“Thus, that discourse deciphered that the Attorney General isn’t part is most likely off-base,” he said September 5.
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