My criticism is not against Godfred Dame, rather the Office of the A-G – Kwabena Donkor on $111m judgment debt
Published:
2 months ago
Source:
3News
Former Minister of Power Dr Kwabena Donkor has said that his criticism against the government over the $111 million judgment debt awarded in favour of Ghana Power Generation Company by the court in the United States is not against the Attorney-General Godfred (A-G) Dame as a person. He says the flak is against the Office of the A-G for the "untenable reasons" given for the termination of the contrcat.
"My criticism is not against Godfred Dame as a person, it is against the office of the Attorney-General," he told TV3's Alfred Ocansey in an interview on Wednesday, August 21. He stressed, "$111 million is a lot of money that can do a lot for us as a country."
"The Minister of Energy said he sought the advice of the A-G, Godfred Dame was the Deputy, and the Minister went ahead to terminate the contract…I am just reechoing the criticisms," he stressed. His comments come at a time when Godfred Dame said that criticisms that come with the $111 million judgment debt awarded in favour of Ghana Power Generation Company by the court in the United States, forms part of smear campaigns by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to tarnish his works at the Ministry. Mr Dame had explained that "the award was final, and my duty will be to ensure that the Ministry of Finance pays."
"And indeed, the Minister of Finance has not paid.