PDS Fiasco: Haruna Iddrisu calls for full parliamentary probe

Minority Leader of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has called for a full Parliamentary probe into ongoing brouhaha between the government of Ghana and the the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Limited.

The Member of Parliament for Tamale South said a full scale probe into the suspension of the concession agreement is needed immediately.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday August 1, Mr. Iddrisu said the probe is to unearth the full facts surrounding the suspension.

The government of Ghana recently suspended its concession agreement with PDS.

The government in a statement on Tuesday announced that PDS’ concession agreement was suspended after the government discovered some breaches in the company’s obligation in the provision of payment securities.

The statement said the action to put the agreement on hold was necessitated by “the detection of fundamental and material breaches of PDS’ obligation in the provision of Payment Securities (Demand Guarantees) for the transaction which have been discovered upon further due diligence”.

The Minister of Enery, John Peter Amewu while addressing the press indicated that officials behind PDS’ ‘fraudulent documents’ suspended.