The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has counseled the Nationwide Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) for its directive to the Social Safety and Nationwide Insurance coverage Belief (SSNIT).
The directive instructs SSNIT to droop ongoing negotiations with Rock Metropolis over the sale of 4 resorts, a choice Ablakwa views as an preliminary victory for Ghanaians.
Presently, SSNIT is evaluating Rock Metropolis Restricted as a possible Strategic Investor for the sale of its 4 properties: Labadi Seaside Resort, La Palm Royal Seaside Resort, Elmina Seaside Resort, and Ridge Royal Resort.
On Friday, June 28, the NPRA knowledgeable SSNIT that “As you might remember, part 67 (2) of the Nationwide Pensions Act mandates us to challenge related pointers to information your funding selections.”
“In furtherance of this requirement, you might be hereby directed by the Board of the Authority to droop all of the processes searching for to have interaction Rock Metropolis Resort because the Strategic Investor in a matter of the sale of the above resorts.”
In an interview on Citi FM, Mr Ablakwa acknowledged the importance of the event however emphasised that their final purpose is the cancellation of the deal.
“This growth is a really important one. I’ll name this an preliminary victory for the lots of our nation. All alongside SSNIT has been defiant even once I petitioned CHRAJ, I intercepted paperwork that proved that they had been going forward full velocity, neck-breaking velocity to finalise this deal and that’s the reason we needed to mobilise and hit the streets and stage the ‘Fingers Off Our Accommodations’ demonstration final week the 18th of June.”
“I’m glad that lastly the resistance of the individuals, the voice of the individuals and on this matter the overwhelming majority of Ghanaians had been very emphatic from organised labour, civil society organisations, the chiefs of La, the chiefs of Ga Mashie and each Ghanaian together with these in academia had been very very unequivocal that this deal stinks to the excessive heavens.
“It didn’t make sense, it didn’t meet battle of curiosity requirements. This deal was not within the nationwide curiosity and but SSNIT was defiant…what we wish is a cancellation of this deal,” he added.
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