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Ghana Agyapa royalties deal: ECOWAS Court of Justice delivers a disappointing ruling, leaving people’s rights at risk.
It’s now on parliament and executive government to prevent irreparable damage
Accra/Berlin – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice will not be ordering the government of Ghana to stop the sale of the country’s gold royalties in perpetuity, the court announced yesterday.
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (Transparency International Ghana), the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition and Transparency International are disappointed that judges saw no need for court action to prevent the violation of the rights of the people of Ghana that is bound to occur should the sale go ahead.
We remain convinced that the proposed deal would serve corrupt interests and not the people of Ghana and call on the government to terminate the already stalled Agyapa deal once and for all…
