Minority in Parliament Disputes Government's Credit for Oil Discoveries

The Minority in Parliament is disputing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government's claim of credit for recent oil discoveries, saying they were made during the previous Akufo-Addo administration. According to Collins Adomako-Mensah, Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North and Ranking Member on Parliament's Energy Committee, the Akoma and Eban-1X oil discoveries were made in 2019 and 2021, respectively. The lawmaker accused the government of deliberately taking credit for discoveries it had no role in.

Key Takeaways:

• The Minority in Parliament disputes the NDC government's claim of credit for recent oil discoveries, saying they were made during the Akufo-Addo administration.
• Collins Adomako-Mensah, MP for Afigya Kwabre North, stated that the Akoma and Eban-1X oil discoveries were made in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
• The discoveries were made by ENI Ghana, operator of the Cape Three Points (CTP) Block 4, and formal notices of discovery were issued to the Ministry of Energy, the Petroleum Commission, and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) in accordance with the petroleum agreement.
• The Minority wonders how the Mahama administration, which had no role in the drilling of the wells and approval of the appraisal program, can claim credit for the results of an Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration-approved appraisal program.
• The Mahama administration has sought to take credit for the normal reporting of the discoveries, despite having no involvement in the appraisal program.

Statistics:

• 2019: Year in which the Akoma oil discovery was made.
• 2021: Year in which the Eban-1X oil discovery was made.
• 7 months: Length of time the Mahama administration has been in office as of the date of the press conference.

Sources:

• Ghana Web, "Minority in Parliament disputes NDC's credit for oil discoveries" (date not specified)