Outrage! Government Secretly Pays GHS230.5 Million Judgment Debt -Ablakwa Blows Alarm

The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/Ofori-Atta government claims to be broke, yet they have secretly authorised the release of a staggering GHS230.5 million (US$20 million) to pay for a judgement debt they themselves recklessly created. This shocking revelation comes as flood victims displaced by VRA actions remain homeless and without necessities. Hon. Ablakwa blew the alarm on his Twitter account earlier in the day.

In 2026, the NPP made so much deafening noise about the GH¢51.2 million judgement debt wrongfully paid to Alfred Woyome; sadly, the same NPP has caused and paid a judgement debt of GHS230.5 million to just one company in 2023. In ration terms, the NPP retrieved GH¢51.2 m and paid out GHS230.5m (1:4.5).

Government Secretly Pays GHS230.5 Million Judgment Debt -Ablakwa Blows Alarm

The tweet by Hon. Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa read…

The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/Ofori-Atta government claims it so broke that they cannot provide emergency housing for VRA-induced flood victims but fresh intercepted documents reveal that they have authorized the release of a staggering GHS230.5million (US$20million) to pay for a judgment debt they recklessly & wickedly created.

I hope the Ministers who wrongfully terminated the GPGC contract and willfully caused financial loss to Ghana are preparing for the day of reckoning.

For God and Country.

Ghana First

On November 11, 2023, Minister Ken Ofori-Atta signed a letter directing the release of the aforementioned money to GPGC as partial settlement of the arbitral verdict. A few months ago, a British High Court upheld a ruling that benefited GPGC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational commodities trader Trafigura.

The court handed down a judgement debt of US$140 million to the corporation after it sued the Ghanaian government for cancelling two power projects.

Nevertheless, Ghana argued that, despite a finding permitting them to employ alternative service, the corporation was still obligated to serve the government through diplomatic channels under existing rules.

Trafigura was unable to serve Ghana with judgement debt documents via email and post because to the country’s attempt to rely on provisions of the State Immunity Act, which the High Court found to be unsustainable.

While GoG requested that its solicitors communicate with Trafigura, the company served the court papers via the finance ministry via email, with all contact officially acknowledged and court dates arranged.

“Trafigura, a multinational commodities-trading company based in Singapore, is the majority owner of GPGC, a power company which secured the award in January 2021 after an arbitral tribunal found that Ghana had unlawfully terminated a contract for the installation and operation of two power plants,” wrote Global Arbitration Review in a publication on October 13.

Essex Court Chambers’ James Willan KC and Catherine Jung, who were instructed by Stephenson Harwood, represented GPGC in the case of GPGC v The Government of the Republic of Ghana.

The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/Ofori-Atta government claims it so broke that they cannot provide emergency housing for VRA-induced flood victims but fresh intercepted documents reveal that they have authorized the release of a staggering GHS230.5million (US$20million) to pay for a… pic.twitter.com/CdTzmTlOaY

— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) December 13, 2023

How can this government justify prioritizing the payment of a debt it created over the well-being of its own citizens? This is an outrageous misuse of public funds, and it demonstrates a complete disregard for the suffering of Ghanaians.

While the government claims to be unable to provide emergency housing for flood victims, it has no problem finding millions of dollars to pay for its own mistakes. This is a clear indication of where the government’s priorities lie: with themselves, not with the people they are supposed to serve.

The Ministers responsible for wrongfully terminating the GPGC contract and causing this financial loss to Ghana must be held accountable. We cannot allow them to get away with this blatant abuse of power.

“This is not the Ghana we want! We demand a government that is transparent, accountable, and responsible. We demand a government that puts the needs of its people first” are but a few of the reactions and comments on social media on the matter.

While Ghanaian citizens suffer from VRA-induced floods, the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/Ofori-Atta government has secretly authorized a staggering GHS230.5 million (US$20 million) to pay for a judgment debt THEY CREATED!

This is an outrageous betrayal of the Ghanaian people! How can this government claim to have no resources for flood victims while they squander millions on their own mistakes?

We demand answers!

• Who authorized this payment?
• Why was this debt incurred in the first place?
• Who will be held accountable for this gross mismanagement of public funds?

This isn’t just about money; it’s about the lives of Ghanaians who are suffering. While the government prioritizes bailing themselves out of their own mistakes, countless families are left without homes and livelihoods.

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This is unacceptable!

Ghanaians have reacted to the judgement debt payment and are demanding answers.