Akufo-Addo paid 90% of the costs of the AMERI factory, Mahama paid only 10%

Former President John Dramani Mahama and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

A member of the communications team of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Saaka Salia, has provided justification for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s decision to close the African and Middle East Resources Investment Group (AMERI Plant) plant move to Kumasi and rename it.

In an interview on GHOne TV on April 22, 2024, Saaka Salia claimed that although the AMERI factory was secured and commissioned during the John Dramani Mahama administration, it was the Akufo-Addo administration that bore the bulk of the costs wore. of the plant.

According to him, the Mahama government paid only 10% of the cost of the plant while the Akufo-Addo government paid about 90% of the cost of the project before the country became the full owner of the plant.

“…Let Ghanaians understand that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo paid for the AMERI. John Mahama didn’t use his money to pay for it and Nana Addo didn’t use his money to pay for it either. But the NPP government paid 90% of the AMERI deal because it was BOOT (Build, Operates, Own and Transfer).

“So the AMERI that they said is their project… you ended up renting it and the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government paid 90% of the AMERI price. Because it was commissioned in 2016, you only paid for one year, the rest of the four years were paid for by the Akufo-Addo regime,” he said.

The NPP communicator said the Akufo-Addo government decided to relocate the AMERI factory because of strategic advantages.

“Once it belongs to Ghana, we cannot let it lie here and rot. Let’s make maximum use of it. Then we decided to take six of the turbines and send them to Kumasi. And that is the first time we have such a factory in Kumasi.”

Watch the interview below:

90% of the Ameri Power Plant was paid for by President Nana Akufo-Addo… – Saaka Salia#GHToday #GhoneTV pic.twitter.com/HQzrd2AeOo

— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) April 23, 2024

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