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Group sues government over GT sale |
| Some concerned citizens of Ghana have instituted a civil action against the government over its intended sale of 70 percent shares of Ghana Telecom (GT) to the UK telecom operator, Vodafone.
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The group, numbering six, includes Mr Michael Kosi Dedey, Naa Kordai Assimeh, Dr Nii Moi Thompson, Ms Rhodaline Imoru Ayarna, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa and Mr Kwame Jantuah.
A notice of civil action filed by the plaintiffs’ solicitor, Akwetey &Associates, in Accra on July 30, 2008, is asking the court to revoke the deal and dissolve the ‘Enlarged Ghana Telecom’ that has been created, noting that the agreement has been entered into without due process.
The group, which has already notified the Attorney General’s office of the suit, is also calling for the restoration of the fibre optic network to the Volta River Authority. It also ordered for a true and faithful inventory and re-evaluation of GT’s assets.
The notice explained that the decision of the group to sue the government was due to the unlawful disposal of the public property, describing the move as recklessly causing financial loss to the state.
The notice further stated that the contract, apart from being detrimental to public interest, has also undervalued public property for sale to foreign company.
Even though the government has described the deal as the best to save the ailing GT, there has been several opposition to the deal, which is currently before Parliament awaiting consideration and ratification.
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