President Akufo-Addo Sacks Agyarko

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has fired his Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, a statement from the presidency said, giving no official reason.

Press reports said Agyarko was removed because Akufo-Addo was unhappy with his handling of certain power agreements. According to a Reuters report, the president was upset with Agyarko’s agreement with AMERI Energy extending its five-year deal to operate a 300 MW emergency power plant.

The deal has been controversial in Ghana, with critics unhappy with the more than half-a-billion dollar price tag.

Akufo-Addo asked Agyarko to hand over his office to the minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amew, until a new appointment is made, the statement said.

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