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It’s been 26 years since Yaw died of malaria, but the circumstances of his death remains a daily reminder for his parents. This was more so for his father, Uncle Kobena. Anytime Uncle Kobena came across children he reckoned were his son’s age mates, his mind raced to memories of his deceased son.
Yaw was about five years when he died at the Abor clinic, a private health facility operated by one doctor Fennec, who is also deceased. The clinic, which has now been converted to a morgue, is located at the outskirt of Ekumfi Eyisam on the Accra-Mankessim road in the Ekumfi District of the Central region.
World Bank shoots down Alex Mould’s claim on IPPs financing during dum-so
The World Bank office in Accra has denied allegations suggesting that the Breton Woods Institution imposed Independent Power Producers (IPPs) on Ghana during the era of former President John Mahama, as claimed by a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Mr Alex Mould.
The World Bank also revealed that it had not made financing or guarantees to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to cover Power Purchase Agreements with the Electricity Company of Ghana during the (Dum-so) energy crisis from 2014 to 2016.
The former GNPC CEO claimed recently that four IPPs constructed under the Mahama government were in fulfillment of a World Bank condition for the $750 million World Bank guarantee in respect of the ENI-led Sankofa-Gye Nyame gas project.
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Former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Alex Mould has renewed calls for an independent investigation into the renegotiation of Aker Energy and government oil exploration deal.
Government last year renegotiated the deal to reduce the equity shares of Ghana and the GNPC to about 15 percent. This move was intended to give some incentive to Aker energy prior to the takeover of the Deep water Cape Three Point oil bloc from AGM Petroleum, the original company that acquired the block during the previous government.
According to Alex Mould, the move has no economic benefit to the state and should be reversed.